On Saturday we went to see Santa at the SCCA Christmas Open House. We had hot chocolate, listened to a string quartet play Christmas carols, did some coloring and made a trip to the North Pole shopping room. Due to generous donors the Clinic is able to offer each family member the chance to pick a few gifts for other family members or themselves. It is a room full of toys, clothes, books and other fun presents as well as supplies and volunteers to help wrap them all up. The boys each picked a gift for the other and one Matchbox car for themselves. Mommy and Daddy picked out a few neat things as well. It was super fun.
Exercise
One thing we are really going to miss when we are back in Spokane is the patient gym at the SCCA House, where Mark is able to workout on a Nustep/Recumbent bike as part of his physical therapy. The whole transplant process has eaten up all of Mark's muscle mass. He is lifting small weights as well as working out his heart and legs by walking and using the equipment at the gym. With a house full of stairs Mark is in for a challenge at home. Due to his low immune system he can not go to a public gym. I was hoping one of our blog readers would have a piece of equipment that Mark could use at our house for 6 months or so. Mark can not use a treadmill or elliptical type machine yet due to stability and balance. He'll get back there in time, but for now it has to be something that he can sit on and work out at least his legs if not his arms too. Please let me know if any of you have a piece of equipment you don't use often that we could barrow. It would really help us out. You can comment on here, facebook message me or email me at snydergraphics@comcast.net. Thanks!
4 comments:
We have a rowing machine that I keep telling myself I need to use--ya right. If you'd like to borrow it let me know and we'll make arrangements to get it to you as you go through the Tri-cites--or send it with Mark's folks to Spokane. It is fairly heavy--so you might need some help unloading it at your house. It folds up compactly and fits under a park-bench right now in our ustairs room.
Hope all is going well--you're in our thoughts and prayers.
Mickey H. cell (509) 539-0918 / home 627-0274
I can send you a photo of it if you like.
Aloha Karen & Mark
You may have the stationery bicycle I have in the garage which I have facing the street...it has a wide seat and arm extensions which move when you pedal the bike. Let me know when you want to pick it up...I'm right next door and you can keep it...I've been going to Snap Fitness up near the shopping center and prefer it over the garage (it's too cold!)...hope all is well with you and the family...miss you...it's been lonely at our end of the street. XOX, Normandie.
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