Hi All,
So much is happening, so quickly that it is hard to keep up. There are literally hundreds of people following Jesse’s journey, praying for him and supporting him in so many different ways. We want you to know that we greatly appreciate everything. Those of you who have followed him from the beginning know that this has been a long painful process and there was very little good news the first 8 months – basically, “he’s still alive” was all we could say as he survived the accident, the 3 cases of pneumonia, the 2 code blue heart stoppages, the 8-hour surgery on New Year’s Eve, getting MRSA, getting an overdose of Cymbalta and being at six different hospitals over the first 8 months! Not sure many people could have survived all that, but the toughest guy in the world did.
Now he’s receiving treatment at Kennedy Krieger Institute for almost one month and here are some highlights:
- His Triceps are Moving! Others told him he didn’t have them and would not get them back, KKI used electronic stimulation with physical therapy and within 3 weeks he has his tricep muscles coming back and he can feel them when they use the e-stim on them!
- He’s Getting His Trach Out! Met with the ENT on July 7th and got the green light to start the 2 week process to getting the trach pulled.
- Had a seizure on June 30th – they never did figure out what it was – but he got to see the John Hopkins Hospital ER and got his Dad to fly out the next morning at 6am, so it wasn’t all bad.
- Can feel more in the fingers and torso, even his legs have some light feeling in them.
- All his health issues remain stable or improving, he’s gained 20 pounds since his arrival!
- He’s an inspiration to all the other patients in the gym. Picture Jesse having to exercise on his side because of his still-healing wounds, and yet he pushes himself so hard that people notice and want to do more themselves.
So maybe everyone’s prayers are finally being answered or maybe Jesse’s bad luck finally ran out or maybe he’s just a warrior or probably it is some combination of all of the above, but whatever it is, please keep doing what you’re doing and telling others about Jesse by sending them to his web site.
Thank you again to everyone who is helping Jesse in any way you can. One thing everyone can do is send out his web site to all your contacts and encourage them to do the same thing. The more we can expand his network, the better the odds of finding more people who can and want to help him. Be looking for a new update soon as he continues to battle the physical and mental challenges of getting his life back. Thanks!