Mighty MikeyD
finally got the permanent cast off and has the removable casts that can come on
and off for this week, He has his new braces and they are working with him to
get use to the braces so he is wearing the removable casts half the time and
the braces for the other half.We are trying our best right now to get MikeyD
home for Christmas, Although he is doing great physically he still has a long
way to go hopefully he will regain his balance and learn how to walk all over
again now without the cast and the help of the braces we may get that miracle
sooner than later.The hard part now will be learning all over again
things that he use to know little things like what day of the week it is and
what the next day is. Learning to tell time again on top of a lot of other
things kind of like starting all over again. MikeyD will need some intense
cognitive rehabilitation in the new year. The next phase of this Journey for
MikeyD and the rest of our family is to get him out of the hospiatl and into a
five day outpatient program which will include PT,OT Speech, and cognitive
rehabilitation. Right now MikeyD is making the best of where he is at
this monent he cruises around the hospital in his wheel chair non-stop he will
not sit still all the nurses love him he cruises from the front nurses station
to the back nurses station pulls up and talks to them he even winks at some of
them and then takes off again. MikeyD is becoming very restless ans does not
want to sit still at all. This week since he has the removable casts he
started having some physical Therapy in the pool you can see him in the pool in
the picture above. He loved the pool so much he did not want to come out he had
two therapists in the pool with him one was helping him with balance and the
other was throwing him the basketball he was even shooting some hoops in the
pool.
Just in case
anyone was planning on coming to visit MikeyD this weekend he will not be there
on Saturday or Sunday he has an outside appointment on Saturday and we will be
taking him out on a day pass a this Sunday. It really made MikeyD’s day when
Regina Price posted We are all here rooting you on....THOUSANDS of
us, yes THOUSANDS!!! And then right after that Scott Capro posted Mikey D never stops
amazing me... Keep going buddy! It is ironic that this time last year
MikeyD and Chris were shooting 3’s against St. Jerome’s
MikeyD still
really needs your prayers.
Keep the faith We
believe in miracles.
Please keep
prying and Posting.
Do not forget if
you have children playing basketball please get them an ECG , Echocardiogram and
Blood chemistries test (to
check electrolytes, especially
sodium, potassium, and bicarbonate levels) for Christmas another player from Utah ST Danny Berger went into
cardiac arrest on the court last Wednesday night story on the link below.
Hopefully everyone will turn up with no problem but if anyone does show
anything please contact me and I will contact Dr. Vetter and make sure you are
taken care of by the best she really is the best!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/wires/12/05/2060.ap.bkc.basketball.player.collapse.5th.ld.writethru.0859/index.htm
Hopefully by this time next year, we'll be in the bleachers screaming at Mikey and Chris to pass the ball and stop being ball hogs!!! So happy to hear the cast are off. I can't wait to take down my green ribbon!! Chris and Brendan tied a ribbon to that huge tree right outside Saint Catherine gym maybe Mikey can cut that one down himself!!! HERE WE GO MIKEY, HERE WE GO!!!! GET MOVING KID AND FORGE FORWARD... again I say I believe in MIRACLES and YOU are the MIRACLE I BELIEVE IN.....
ReplyDeleteLord Jesus, we REJOICE in all the progress Mighty MikeyD is making in these last few weeks... days of healing and learning and moving towards HOME..MikeyD is our Miracle..Thank you for letting us all be a part of this Mighty MikeyD Miracle..by posting here and letting us pray with you..Lord Jesus, keep healing..You are our Healer..You are the Great Physican..We lift up All of the Doctors and caretakers to YOu Lord and we lift up the whole Doherty Family..Help all those who are helping MikeyD..Help MikeyD with his walking..let these next few weeks be a journey filled with many Miracles for MikeyD..give MikeyD the stregnth to reach each and every goal with the amazing speed and energy he is running with now..Thank You Lord for Healing MikeyD.. MikeyD I am so very proud of you, You are truly a gift from God to us all!! A True Miracle!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Mighty MikeyD. We hope you are able to spend Christmas at home with your family. Also happy that the leg casts are finally off. Keep fighting Mikey.
ReplyDelete-The Richmonds
What an amazing kid you have!! Mighty MikeyD is in our prayers and in our thoughts all day. All these months of hard work are paying off in little and BIG steps forward!! We'll keep praying for more memories, better balance and more walking, more words. I love it that he's being a stinker with the nurses! He has really touched so many lives. And now whenever someone mentions that their kid plays basketball, I ask: "Did you get him/her an EKG?" Mighty MikeyD's struggles will not be in vain ... he's made a big impact for such a young man. Mike - this blog has helped so many. I'm sure you struggled with posting many, many days (usually it was late night/early a.m. wasn't it?), but you have helped people all over Middletown and the world! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWith prayers, love and positive energy,
Barbara, Bob, Robert and Allie Cassin
Thinking and of course praying for you MikeyD..Enjoy your day out tomorrow!!!
ReplyDeleteJust look at that smile! I bet he was so happy when those permanent casts came off for good. His walking will get better and better as each day passes. He's determined, you can see it in his eyes.
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing at how he's flirting with the nurses. We had some very funny conversations last week about his many "girlfriends". Those stories aren't for the blog though, lol.
Once he is out of the hospital and into his program the memory will get better. Being stuck in the same place day after day, heck I wouldn't know what day it was either! Being home and getting into a routine will be helpful. He does have a long road ahead of him, but he's a fighter, he's already proven that. He can do this. So many people are praying for him. That helps too.
Someone once told me "You can't put a question mark where God has put a period." We will never know why this had to happen to Mikey D, but his story is already helping people near & far & his story is far from over.
I hope he enjoys his day out of the hospital on Sunday & that he gets to do something fun! Love ya Mikey:)
by Pauline Hynes
ReplyDeleteThis whole story is really so amazing. MikeyD's recovery has been uplifting to see, and while there is still a very long way to go there is no doubt that it is possible. It will happen.
The goodwill towards MikeyD and your whole family is doing so much good.. not just for you guys but for the people wishing it. It's just such a positive energy to be a part of ... it's amazing.
And as I've said before, this must be the purpose - lives will be saved now and likely have been saved because of MikeyD. That is a powerful legacy. You should all be so proud of what you've helped your son and brother achieve, and what you're all going to do for everyone else.
You're constantly in our thoughts and prayers. Love Mike, Pauline, Michael and Ethan xoxo
by Linda Verange
ReplyDeleteOur prayers to keep things moving forward and to get Mikey home for Christmas are coming your way! Love all the good news and the pictures!
Love. Linda , Mike & Mary
by Ann Osborne
ReplyDeleteMike, we are so happy to hear about the great progress that MikeyD is making. Love the picture in the pool!! God Bless you all this Christmas season. The prayers keep coming from Freehold.
The Osborne Family