Ice Fishing

This picture was taking 2/13/09. John caught this fish while on an ice fishing trip with Dan, Paul and Joel.

March 01 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments Off

Update

John had his quarterly check up on October 2. His breathing capacity was at 70%. They wanted him to have the feeding tube put in before his breathing is below 60% and so it is scheduled for November 17th. He will be in the hospital for a couple days while recovering. He is still able to eat normally after he has the tube put in, but he needed to have it put in before needing bipap or other breathing help. His weight continues to drop 5 or 6 pounds with each appointment, mainly due to muscle loss. He still has a good appetite.

The remodel is mostly done and John and Steph are completely moved to the basement. John mostly uses his new wheelchair to get around, but he can walk a short distance with help or a walker. They are looking into getting hospital bed and a Hoyer lift to help get him in and out of bed.

John hasn’t driven for several weeks now and until October 31, his parents were driving him to and from work. On Halloween, John had his last day of work. So far, he seems to be enjoying his retirement. He has even continued the family deer hunting tradition by accompanying his dad and brother on the trip.

Please keep John and Steph in your thoughts and prayers, especially next Monday when he has surgery.

November 10 2008 | Uncategorized | Comments Off

NEW! John Merchandise!

buy unique gifts at Zazzle

Just click on an item if you like it or if you want to see all of the items available at John’s store you can find it by clicking here. If you find a design you like, but it’s not on a product that you like (for instance you want the I <3 John on a coffee mug) you can customize it like that for yourself. If you have questions or can’t figure out how to do that, email me at shellimil@gmail.com.

Hopefully this will bring emotional and financial support for John, Steph and the kids, garner interest in the website, Lou Gehrig’s disease and John’s personal cause.

Please see post below for information about the Walk to Defeat ALS.

September 30 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »