I wanted to thank my wonderful friend Cecile and mom for making yesterday such a special treat. I had an awesome facial and a massage that made me feel like a "girl" again. I have to admit that I was a little nervous on the massage due to body image (but who doesn't have those thoughts).
However, once I got in my mind that it was going to feel good to me no matter what, it became the best massage ever. Girls, God created us the way we should be and we need to forget about our thighs, cottage cheese, etc. and just live life to the fullest, ha. :)
We also had a really fun evening at my aunt's house last night. My dad's sister lives about an hour from here so we all (mom, dad, both Matt's, Nick and Ryan) went there for dinner. We had not been together like that in a while. The evening was one laugh after another.
I am truly at a place of moving forward with my life. To do that, I started with a phone call this morning to the local United Nations group that I am a part of and had a great conversation about getting back into the volunteer role. I'm looking forward to getting back with my friends.
It was great talking to Judy, Gaylin and Mart yesterday. I miss you all and can't wait to see you soon.
We are going out to dinner tonight with the "usual suspects" for Italian. Should be fun.
Have a great day and I will talk to you soon.
Love,
Jen
Saturday
Wednesday
New Developments
Hi all! I hope everyone has had a good week so far. I have had a really busy but positive week.
Nick and I have made our decision on prosthesis and we are going to Oklahoma City :) We are really happy to be moving forward and to see what is yet to come. We have an appointment this coming Monday for a new fitting and new socket. We really feel that this is a place that can provide us with the newest and best technology. :)
We also went to Fossil Rim this week in Glen Rose, TX. For those who aren't familiar, this is like a safari in Texas. We drive our car through a guided road and see animals from all over. The animals come up to the car and we feed them. It was such a great time. We saw giraffes, zebras, deer, eagles, water buffalo, ostrich, emus, and a lot of other roaming animals that actually stick their heads in passing cars to get their grub on!
Ryan and I have had a great time this week. Since he's 6'3" he can lift me with ease and can just toss me into the passenger seat! We've rented movies, eaten out, played chess, and Ryan even uses Matthew's electric scooter to zoom to CVS for my scripts!
Charlotte and Beth at rehabilitation have really been pushing me to get my coordination and strength back. I've had to learn how to balance on my knees while randomly pushing me at different directions to improve my reaction time.
They are really keeping me on my toes, no pun intended! I'll post more later this weekend.
Love,
Jen
Nick and I have made our decision on prosthesis and we are going to Oklahoma City :) We are really happy to be moving forward and to see what is yet to come. We have an appointment this coming Monday for a new fitting and new socket. We really feel that this is a place that can provide us with the newest and best technology. :)
We also went to Fossil Rim this week in Glen Rose, TX. For those who aren't familiar, this is like a safari in Texas. We drive our car through a guided road and see animals from all over. The animals come up to the car and we feed them. It was such a great time. We saw giraffes, zebras, deer, eagles, water buffalo, ostrich, emus, and a lot of other roaming animals that actually stick their heads in passing cars to get their grub on!
Ryan and I have had a great time this week. Since he's 6'3" he can lift me with ease and can just toss me into the passenger seat! We've rented movies, eaten out, played chess, and Ryan even uses Matthew's electric scooter to zoom to CVS for my scripts!
Charlotte and Beth at rehabilitation have really been pushing me to get my coordination and strength back. I've had to learn how to balance on my knees while randomly pushing me at different directions to improve my reaction time.
They are really keeping me on my toes, no pun intended! I'll post more later this weekend.
Love,
Jen
Saturday
¡Amigos Felices De Sábado!
So happy it's Saturday. I just got back from a great ride with Nick to get breakfast and am looking forward to hanging out with my brother, Ryan, today.
As mom said below, I had lunch at Bentree this week and had such a great time. I was so happy to be able to thank everyone for the wonderful support they have given to Nick and I. I feel so blessed that we have such amazing people around us.
I had a great visit yesterday from my high school friend and college roomate, Kirsten. We chated for hours and swapped pictures of our families. Lots of fun and laughs.
My dad's sister has sent me copies of The Godfather movies as I have never seen them (can you believe that??). So I am getting caught up on them. What a great flick.
Little Matthew will be with us for 2 weeks, starting today, so we are really looking forward to that. He has been such a trooper through all of this and has always put a smile on my face.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll write early next week.
Love,
Jen
As mom said below, I had lunch at Bentree this week and had such a great time. I was so happy to be able to thank everyone for the wonderful support they have given to Nick and I. I feel so blessed that we have such amazing people around us.
I had a great visit yesterday from my high school friend and college roomate, Kirsten. We chated for hours and swapped pictures of our families. Lots of fun and laughs.
My dad's sister has sent me copies of The Godfather movies as I have never seen them (can you believe that??). So I am getting caught up on them. What a great flick.
Little Matthew will be with us for 2 weeks, starting today, so we are really looking forward to that. He has been such a trooper through all of this and has always put a smile on my face.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll write early next week.
Love,
Jen
Thursday
Thanks Once More
I can hardly believe it will be a week tomorrow since the Broadlane luncheon and auction for Jen. It was so wonderful to have the chance to meet many of the people she has talked about and very humbling to experience such generosity. We had such a fun day and are still talking about it all of the time!
The week has been busy as usual. We have continued to research the best options for Jen long term and it seems as if Nick and she are close to making the right decision. Ryan came yesterday for 10 days and will be filling in as her "personal assistant" as I have just returned to Wichita for a few days. I have already talked to them both and it seems as if they are doing fine without me! :) I plan to return early next week and am hopeful that we will be moving forward with the more permanent prosthetics.
Today, the ladies golf group at Bentree, invited Jen to lunch so they could all meet each other and it was a great time. Cecile and Ann were of course on hand and made sure all went smoothly.
Kirsten, another long time frind of Jen's will be coming by the house to spend time with her tomorrow. She brought some great meals to freeze and have for the days ahead. It is so thoughtful and Jen is excited to have the time with her to catch up.
All for now...just checking in, but I am sure we will have bigger news soon. Just wanted to say say thank you again for all of the selfless acts of love and kindness that have come our way. I wish there were the right words to express how we all feel and how truly grateful we are.
Look forward to all of the new posts...wasn't that amazing from Betty in Louisiana? How special!! Jen is going to keep posting at least once or twice a week to keep everyone updated on her progress.
Thank you to everyone!
Love,
Marilyn
The week has been busy as usual. We have continued to research the best options for Jen long term and it seems as if Nick and she are close to making the right decision. Ryan came yesterday for 10 days and will be filling in as her "personal assistant" as I have just returned to Wichita for a few days. I have already talked to them both and it seems as if they are doing fine without me! :) I plan to return early next week and am hopeful that we will be moving forward with the more permanent prosthetics.
Today, the ladies golf group at Bentree, invited Jen to lunch so they could all meet each other and it was a great time. Cecile and Ann were of course on hand and made sure all went smoothly.
Kirsten, another long time frind of Jen's will be coming by the house to spend time with her tomorrow. She brought some great meals to freeze and have for the days ahead. It is so thoughtful and Jen is excited to have the time with her to catch up.
All for now...just checking in, but I am sure we will have bigger news soon. Just wanted to say say thank you again for all of the selfless acts of love and kindness that have come our way. I wish there were the right words to express how we all feel and how truly grateful we are.
Look forward to all of the new posts...wasn't that amazing from Betty in Louisiana? How special!! Jen is going to keep posting at least once or twice a week to keep everyone updated on her progress.
Thank you to everyone!
Love,
Marilyn
Sunday
The Power of Friendship
Hi all! It's Sunday night and it's been a great weekend. My weekend started on Thursday with my best friends Jill and Shannon (friends from 3rd and 4th grade) coming into town and staying up with me all night telling stories and laughing. My poor husband kept talking until he fell asleep but still managed to keep a smile on his face. :)
Saturday morning was spent with my husband running errands and realizing how much we have missed doing these things. It was a great way to start my day. I spent the rest of the day with Jill and Shannon and realizing that without each others love and support we wouldn't be the same. How precious is that! I also had a great surprise visit from one of my nurses and it was such an emotional thing to have a conversation with a person who helped save my life, very rewarding for both of us.
My cousin Sarah turned 21 today! Happy birthday and can't wait to see you! My younger brother Ryan is coming on Wednesday and staying for 10 days and I am really looking forward to this.
We have an appointment in St. Louis tomorrow and will hopefully have a plan for prosthetics this week. Mom misses you all and I want to thank all of her friends for always being there. It means the world to her. Mother Muffy, I'm counting down the days. :)
Love,
Jen
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