From Mom: My husband just reminded me that nothing has been put on the Website and January is over half gone. So..... We spent the weekdays in December reading all your good Christmas mail! Thank you to all of you who still use this tradition as a way to keep in touch with friends and family. On Christmas morning, we invited Scott to have break
From Mom: The news continues to be good, though not as good or as quickly as I would prefer. I have been Christmas shopping by catalog orders, made one trip to the mall with two friends and have been wrapping the orders when delivered to our home. This week, we will be mailing and sending to out of town family that we do not expect to see for the holidays.<
From Mom: It is nearly November 1st and winter will soon be upon us. (Nov 9th....It is!!!) The latest news is that we have had house guests for the last two weekends. My brother was here and spoke at our church, and I had my first meeting with his new wife, Myra. She is a sweetheart, and Dan is very happy.....so I am very happy for both of them. Then we ha
From: Connie Skeele To : All the loyal website checkers I am told that the most recent entry on this site was Aug. 1st and several have wondered if that was the most recent news. There are two answers to that: The first answer is "no" --- the second answer is that there is no longer the urgency to get the news posted, because the recovery con
Mom has reached the official senior citizen milestone....65! Everyday since the accident is another day to give thanks to God the Father, her creator. I haven't been able to see Mom much the past two months due to my injury, but the time I have brings joy seeing the progress she's making. In Texas, GW's swagger may be called walking, but in NY, Mom's bounce in her
Today was the annual Skeele Agency picnic for all the office personnel and families. Crochet has become a tradition at this event where Mom and I have clearly established ourselves as fierce competitors aspiring to inspire all those involved to reach their full potential in skill AND diplomacy which is half the game. Due to both our current conditions this year, we
Happy Independence Day! Mom is slowly enjoying a little more "independence" as she slowly gets stronger and wants to do more things. Mom and I had breakfast this morning at 5:45am as Dad went to help out with the Cazenovia run. We scanned the paper finding a section of 40 questions testing our aptitude of U.S. & Central NY history. After church, Mom and
Mom's strength is returning. She appears more alert and active overall. Steve made a surprise appearance this weekend to see MOm. There was lots of laughter and catching up with the activities going on in Houston and his family. I have an interesting story to share with you all. It reminded me of a country song with the theme of not letting "the chain o
Mom is back from the hospital today still recovering from a fever and feeling very weak. With around the clock care and supervision, she's in good hands thanks to Dad's devotion and help of some friends....thank you. This will set Mom back some with her continued rehab. Hopefully in a week or so, she'll be able to continue walking around gaining strength a
Mom's visit home was brief unforturnately. Today, Mom has developed a fever with a urinary tract infection that has gone to the kidney. At 1am, Mom was taken to Hamilton Hospital to receive a antibiotic by injection to work faster. She will be remaining there for observation and further treatment that may be necessary. <!-- Ju-Anchor-Footer-S
Tomorrow, Mom will be coming home for good! We encourage phone calls and visitation with notice. She will still need extensive care at home. There is still limited usage of her left arm and hand. It's only a guess as to how much she will be able to use them. Indications from the brain injury are still evident, but a lot less than what anyone thought.
Hello everyone, I need to share some good news. My release from St Camillus is only about 3 weeks away! I have said several times in the past weeks that "God knew that i needed a lot of 'patience' exercises. So as a last resort, He put me at St Camillus. I am sure that will be even mor true for the next 3 weeks. I am being told that my progress i
"The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field." Matt. 13:44 Most moms ( and dads) I believe when looking into their new born's eyes see part of their image or treasure worth sacrificing for. I believe Jesus could see the treasu
Mom is now getting out and away from the facility. She was able to see my daughters perform in a bell choir concert at Eastern Hills Bible Church, go to a Gaither concert with Dad and friends and on Mother's Day attended church service at her church in DeRuyter while enjoying a Mother's Day dinner at Centro's next door afterwards. She tremendously enjoyed th
It's a good day in that Mom continues to progress in rehab. Her stamina increases slowly but is still quite tired by late afternoon looking forward to lying down in bed and reflecting on the days events. We have been getting Mom outside in the wheelchair and will begin taking her out on furlows to different events: bell choir at EHBC my daughters are in, Gaither con
Greetings to all you precious souls as Rupert would say. Go Rupert! If you have no idea who he is, he's one of the last 6 contestants on "Survivor". In real life, I'm routing for Mom and she's doing pretty good with her trials and challenges. I'm going to break down her progress in 4 areas: Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy and medications
Some good news comes your way. Mom's left arm and hand are showing signs of improvement with her bending the elbow and movement of the fingers along with them starting to stretch out more. She still has very limited use and movement, but now uses the left hand to hold her tooth brush to get the paste on. Though Mom sees this as such a baby step, it's huge to us n
Mom is getting acclimated with her new accomodations and personnel. She certainly isn't content which is good in that it motivates her to work hard to eventually come home. With the brain injury, there is still apparent confusion, high anxiety levels and frustrations Mom continues to deal with daily. Her speech is more consistant though slow and slurred. Formulati
There is a new website to link to for Mom. It is www.connieskeele.com I failed to clarify times for calling Mom regarding the weekends. She has therapy Saturday mornings so anytime between 1pm - 8pm would be fine. Sundays during the day is fine being a day of rest for her. On behalf of Mom, again, thank you to all.<!-- Ju-Anchor-Footer-Start --
These updates will soon become extinct at the rate of Mom's improvement and current capability to communicate by phone. That's right! Mom now has her own phone(cell). If you would like to call her, get a hold of a family member who would be glad to give her number out to you. It would inappropriate to do so here via this medium. We ask that you only call between
Thanks to Shea and Amy (I think), Mom's room looks a little more "homey" and not so institutionalized. Today, Mom and I read through some of the Sunday paper and of course tackled the NY Times crossword puzzle. After an hour, I think we only had four for sure. Mom's looking forward to some of the meals to meet new people for some companionship. I think she misses
Good news to share on many fronts. First, the cat scan on Mom's neck showed the vertabrae has healed and the neck brace doesn't have to be on all the time, but only during certain rehab sessions and in the wheel chair sitting up. As she gains strength in the neck area, she'll be able to take it off completely. I'm sure she would like to have a small bonfire. <B
There have been some inquiries about visiting Mom again. We are hestitate about giving the green light on this but know that the contact is good for Mom from a mental and emotional standpoint. We have to emphasize that your health be such not to risk putting Mom in danger. A cold for her could be a huge thing and potentially harmful to her well being. If you can
Saturday morning, Mom had scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. This statement alone is amazing in that she ever got to this point.. She appears to be more relaxed and cognitive of her reality. She certainly isn't accepting of it which is fine with us. She takes more initiative in talking and her sentences are more complete and understandable. Her speech and pronounciation is progress also.
Some more good news came today as Mom demonstrated she can swallow moisture and a little soft food like applesauce. They will proceed slowly with this, but Mom has got to be estatic for she can now have some cool and moisten water in what must feel like the a desert.....her mouth and throat. This will be good for Mom's spirits as she continues to see progress in her capabilities. When being told
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