Tuesday, November 25th 2009

I am so sorry that I have been silent for a while. We have had many, wonderful visits from Colorado College friends and family, and more to come from the Sproles (Agawam and CC friends) and Pete and Moira James (Taft friends), and these contacts along with Facebook, Blog, and website communications have been a mainstay of support for Bryce and our family.

Yet the truth is that I also have not written since there are times when I have needed to spend some time in a quiet, interior world, drawing strength and "digging deep" in the well of all that I have learned in childhood, as an adult, and through work and the people I love. I hear these voices from the past and prese...

Bryce continues to astound me every day. He has his wit intact, and while we have sad moments and some tears, he will suddenly come up with a comment that makes everyone around him laugh. He and his roommate, Martin, have a great friendship, and even now, they are falling asleep to the opening scenes of "The Big Lebowski."

There really is nothing, I believe, to compare to the care that he is receiving at The Swiss Paraplegic Center, and progress is made each day in independent tasks. Right now, Bryce is striving to use a manual rather than an electric wheelchair, and trying to tackle as much as he can while his left arm is recovering, and he is continuing to get some help with acupuncture, electric therapy, and inhalation therapy.

So much of our daily inspiration comes from listening to music, and the reggae and jazz have been so important for Bryce's mood and mine. Here is a song that is a favorite and that really sums up our overall approach to the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx1XMgY9cN8


Despite the fact that the band is hanging from parapets, and this is just a soundcheck, the message is "Don't worry about a thing 'cause every little thing is going to be alright. . ." For all of our friends, "This is my message to you."
 
--Bryce's Mother