3 days and nights in hospital again for Stephen-----felt lousy but out he came for 3 days before being admitted again for another day due to dehydration and the follow on effects of the Pneumonia and bladder infection.?
I [Stephen's dad Jeff] feel we may have turned the corner and got Stephen into a better medical condition, well enough to hammer away at a concentrated pattern of physical therapy, consisting of electrical stimulation of nerves and muscles as well as his 2 therapists physically moving limbs.It is such a treat to seeing Stephen working out again, enjoying physical movements, designed to getting him moving his body parts himself .
Stephen without doubt, is making progress and as such we have increased his stay in Baltimore by a week to make up for the week wasted in Hospital I am due to fly back to the U.K. this Sunday [27 Jan.] but his mam Cynthia is due out in Baltimore Saturday 9th February for a week with Stephen and I know she will be truly amazed at actually seeing Stephen in action going through his physical therapy routines. As ever we are staying strong for Stephen and know that there is no option------all of you continue to play your own parts in different ways and it is truly appreciated by all of the Murray Family.
WE WILL GET THERE !
JEFF MURRAY
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Happy New Year everybody----- from Stephen in Baltimore----- and all of the Murray Family. 2008 has got to be a year of successful physical therapy, resulting in regaining some use full physical movements of some limbs. Everything is now set up to achieve results and here we are in Baltimore at the start of some very special treatments in The International Spinal Cord Injury Center of The Kennedy Krieger Institute. This is run by the world renowned neurologist Dr. John McDonald, who has spent a great many years researching spinal cord injuries and who spent 3 years helping Superman actor Christopher Reeves regain some functions. He is a guy who truly believes that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE and is dialed in to Stephen big time. The pair of them are totally dedicated to regaining movement , so as long as Stephen can keep himself well medically, I am sure that they will succeed. Stephen spent Christmas and New Year at their new [to them] home in Riverside with his wife Melissa, sons Seth 5 and Mason 2 , but after 4 weeks in a home environment, Stephen and Melissa flew to the East coast of America to begin a 6 week program with Dr. John McDonald in Baltimore. Unfortunately , the long flight and everything that it entailed ,resulted in Stephen having the most chronic neck pain ,and after 4 days was admitted to E.R. with Pneumonia and a bladder infection.
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