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Yesterday, Craig organized a trip to Cherry Creek State Park for Kevin and several other patients. While we were all so excited to take Kevin somewhere beautiful, the trip meant encountering an array of firsts and challenges to navigate. Kevin’s willingness to take the leap for this trip makes us feel unbelievably proud. To travelContinue reading “7/24/21 – State Park Trip / Visitors”

Mom and Kevin asked that I provide a look into a typical weekday at Craig Hospital. Below, I have given a rough idea of what each day entails. 7:30am – Mom arrives at Craig, checks in and goes to the cafe to get Kevin’s breakfast 8am-8:30am – Mom feeds Kevin his breakfast, meals can takeContinue reading “7/22/21 – A Day at Craig”

Craig had some visitors this weekend! Kevin’s friends Burns and Nico flew out to spend time with him! On Saturday, Kevin was up in his chair and gave them a tour of the rec room and the outside campus at Craig. They also watched basketball and golf together. The picture above was taken today asContinue reading “7/18/21 Update”

I am so grateful that Craig Hospital provides guidance on navigating a world that requires different considerations, a world that looks unfamiliar in its new challenges. Not only is Kevin doing the hard and important work of physical rehab, he is also learning from experts on adaptive living. This week, he attended an air travelContinue reading “7/14/21 Update”

Kevin had a very full weekend! On Friday, he had a fever from his COVID vaccine but it wore off overnight and he woke up feeling good the next day. He felt so good on Saturday, in fact, that he spent TWELVE hours out of bed and in his power chair. This is by farContinue reading “7/11/21 Update”

I apologize for the delay, as things get busier here it can be hard to write as often as I’d like to but I hope you all still feel updated. Today was our family and staff meeting at Craig. The heads of each department met with us to provide information and allow us to askContinue reading “7/8/21 Update”

Week two at Craig is nearing to a close! Kevin is helping me write this blog post, so you’ll notice some “Kevin-isms” sprinkled in. I hope that everyone who is missing him gets a smile out of them. This week was another of learning about his injury, which our family will discuss at an importantContinue reading “7/2/2021 Update”

Our community of friends and family has been truly incredible during this unimaginable time. We feel so fortunate for all you have done for us. Some of you have been asking about where you can send donations, which is beyond kind. The 4Rivers Foundation run by 4Rivers (where my Mom worked for many years) hasContinue reading “Donations / 6/29/21 Update”

Kevin had a great first weekend at Craig! His X-rays came back and showed that he has some ligament damage so he is in a neck brace when he’s in his chair. Fortunately, they are not serve injuries and are expected to heal so it’s only temporary! On Friday, his Uncle Kev traveled up fromContinue reading “6/27/21 Update”

Kevin told me that when he had too much time in the ICU to think, when he still couldn’t speak, it was hard not to replay the day his injury happened. He said he imagined a million things that could’ve made that day play out differently but eventually he decided, “there is only one directionContinue reading “6/24/21 Update”