Archive for November, 2008
Nov 23rd Update
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008My last report informed you of the muscle cramp in his left quad. Since then there had been many positive signs. The first one is his mental attitude has been restored to the point where he knows it is just a matter of time. Peter was starting to get discouraged, but the muscle cramp gave [...]
Peter’s Mom
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008I had the privilege of being “Peter’s Mom” yesterday at OU thanks to Ed Leinbach and my co-workers here at Leinbach Company and their continued total support. It was a great day at OU Medical with the professors and students. I just loved it when I had to look up to Peter when he was [...]
Peter Jessee Breaking News Nov.12
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008I just had to get this out to everyone. We are estactic and so are the professors at OU Med Center. Today at OU, they had Peter standing up with a walker and helping him take some steps. While doing this, Peter developed a charlie horse or cramp in his left quad about the size [...]
Janet’s Nov 9 Update
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Below is Bud’s post below regarding Peter’s progress and the video the Miami Project produced to tell Peter’s story as part of their annual fund raising.
Just to clarify Bud’s first paragraph. We’re praying and hoping that Peter will regain the sensation (feeling) below his injury level at T-9. Approximately at the belly button. Right now [...]
Nov 9 Update
Sunday, November 9th, 2008The past week has shown some small improvements. I say small but any improvement or sign of improvement is huge. On the LoKoMat this last week, they were able to take Peter down to where the machine was only doing 25% of the work with him supporting 90 lbs. of his own weight. They had [...]
November 4 Update
Monday, November 3rd, 2008This last week we saw some improvement on the LoKoMat Machine. The computer on the machine can register the percentage the machine is doing and the amount Peter is contributing. So if the machine says 50%, that means that Peter is doing 50% of the work and the machine is doing the other 50%. If [...]