Hi All....it is Courtney (typing) and Dana (dictating). We are sending an update tonight from the sunny skies of Atlanta! Courtney says,"Yes...this is my first day typing a blog, as I made a deal I wouldn't blog until Dana was able to provide input." Dana states, " We are very excited to be doing this together. It was another busy day, filled with speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Therapy has been progessing well, so the length of occupational and physical therapy sessions have increased again by another half hour. Although challenging and grueling for now, I know that ultimately the gains at the end will be worth it. To change things up a bit....the second half of OT was held in the beautiful garden here at the Shepherd Center. It felt so good to get outside and enjoy the warm weather. Laughter and Sunshine are two of the best medicines. Just ask...Courtney! While outside in the garden....Court and I had a very long discussion. She filled me in on where I was 6 weeks ago, and where I am now. It is hard to realize how far I've come, when I know how far I still have to go.
We were in the garden so long, the nurse came looking for us! He had medication he wanted to give me and couldn't find me! Ha ha!
Another highlight of today was a visit from Ryan Osborne...a friend of mine from high school. It was a great surprise! It was nice catching up with you Ryan.
Tonight for dinner I got a meal ticket(a better choice than hospital food). It included a great hamburger, tomato soup and gatorade. Oh and a special treat..Court brought me peanut butter cups, my favorite. This is by far the best dinner I have had.
On a different note....Courtney and I wanted to take this time to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts, for the cards, letters, prayers, thoughts, visits, etc! We are very fortunate to be surrounded by such wonderful people in our lives. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We are getting through this one day at a time and we surely couldn't do it without your continued love and support." Have a great night! Love, Courtney and Dana, in Rm 217D
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Y'all are SO inspiring!! We feel blessed to have you both in our lives. We love the Team Carr blog! You take care of each other so well!
Much love,
Erin & Dan
What a wonderful update!!! Just the fact that the two of you were able to write it together after only 6 weeks is amazing. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers and we are right there with you one day at a time. There have been many updates that have brought both smiles to our faces and tears of joy but this one by far is the BEST.......
The valley people
Dana,
I am so proud of all of the progress you have made these past few weeks. You are the definition of strength, courage, and determination. Keep up the good work!
Love,
Erin
We are sooooooo happy with the continued progress you are making..We pray every night that we keep getting these updates..No better news to start the day with than an uplifting update that you have been providing us with..Thank you so much...I hope you have a wonderful day today..We love you both..
Carolynn and Barbara Diven
What a nice message from Atlanta! Dana, if you say that laughter and sunshine are the best medicines, then you are all set - because I think that laughter and sunshine are Courtney's middle names! It was heartwarming to read that you two were writing the blog together - what an incredible couple you are. Dana, you have been in our thoughts everyday, and will continue to be throughout your recovery. You truly are an amazing young man.
Hugs from Horseheads,
Rich and Deb
Dana, We were thinking about you on our ride at Kingsbury's last night. Keep working hard on your recovery. Scott Ouderkirk
Thanks to both of you for the note. It's great to hear directly from Dana. The posting makes your energy and positive thoughts very apparent. The strength that you share will carry you through anything; of this I am certain. Take care and keep the posts coming.
Ryan
Challenging and grueling..that sure sounds like your kind of therapy Dana!! Keep up the hard work. I bet that hamburger tasted a little bit like prime rib at this point!! Other than that, I can't say anything more than the comments before me. They said it all...you(and Courtney) truly are an inspiration to all of us.
Love always,
(Aunt)Andrea
This blog brought tears to my eyes (something I didn't expect since I am teaching right now and had to quick get a tissue so the students didn't suspect anything...)! It just is so wonderful to hear Dana's words! The joint blog was so beautiful...send more, send more, send more!
Lauren Casullo
Dana,
It's so great to hear from you (via Courtney)! Six weeks ago, Courtney told me that the greatest birthday present she could ask for was to share the day with you in Atlanta. Boy, you really deliver! The two of you are simply amazing.
Love,
Mara
Hi Dana & Courtney (and all the family)
This was probably the best blog ever!! It is so wonderful that Dana can contribute. And he can eat too - a multi-tasking guy. We are so happy.
Please know that our hearts are with you. You are never far from our thoughts.
Love from the Lakes
It could be the great Southern atmosphere that is helping. Be strong and good will happen. I am not too far away at Lake Santeetlah in the NC mountains and sending hope and goodwill. My wife is in Raleigh for the weekend doing the same.
Dick and Dixie
dana, you are truely amazing!!!! you are such an inspiration to all. keep up the good work and get home soon!!! court- i was told to give you the message that everyone at work has lost 10 lbs since you have been gone because there has been no afternoon runs for ice cream!!! miss you! laura and donnie
This is the Greatest blog so far. It is so Great You and Courtney could do it together. Dana, You are so amazing. Your progress is so unbelieveable. Words can't express how wonderful this makes us feel. Keep up the Good work, We know You can succeed at anything. You and Courtney are in Our thoughts and Prayers everyday. Wish we could be there to cheer you on. Love, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jim
Courtney and Dana,
Greetings from Albany Medical Center. We are so happy that you have moved on to a new chapter. My dad just hit the one month mark here and keeping up with your blog gives me hope that he is close behind you and will be recovering as well as you are.
Dana, I know we are strangers but you must be a wonderful person. courtney and the rest of your family love you a lot. I hope your road to recovery leads to a very long road of happiness with Courtney.
Courtney, the waiting room is not the same without you and the gang.
Keep on keeping on,
Dana Ferrraro (Joe's daughter)
So glad to hear of Dana's progress in Atlanta. His progress is our progress too. All of you are still in our thoughts and prayers and we will keep you guys close to our hearts here at Sunnyview.
Steve (The Kitsock clan)
Good news, really good news!!
Always the best to you from Gbg. PA,
Dick and Vickie
Happy Birthday Court (a day late, sorry). Glad to hear of all the great updates! Hope Brit and your mom had a good flight into Atlanta. Hope to see you all soon! Keep getting better Dana!
Love, Andrea and Dave
Dana,
It's just not the same not being able to see you and the gang everyday! But how imressive you are to everyone. We already knew that but you now give others around you a reason to fight for what they want in life and to never give up. You gave us a new outlook and for that we are eternally thankful.
Well, when we called Court to say happy b-day yesterday we didn't think we would be able to talk with you personally. Although it was brief due to doctors coming to see you, hearing that familiar voice again was something that was long awaited.
We got our wedding proofs back the other day and seeing you on that day reminds us again of how special our "best man" really is to us.
Keep going strong, keep making us proud, keep up the positive attitude, and keep eating those hamburgers! There are only more good things to come from here on out.
Thanks for sharing your incredible spirit with all of us. As the song goes, "You're simply the best."
We love and miss you DB.
Love, Dave and Michele
You are doing awesome Dana! we are all so proud of you and we have been thinking of you often. keep up the hard work!
You are in our thoughts and prayers!
~Horseheads High School Cross Country Teams
Hi Dana and Courtney -
It's Scott Ferraro, Joe's son. I know you don't know me Dana, but my dad was is SICU with you in Albany. Our family spent quite a bit of time with yours in the waiting room. I am very excited to read of your progress and pray for your speedy recovery. As I told Courtney, I live in Atlanta with my family and if there is anything either of you need please don't hesitate to call - Courtney has our numbers. God Bless and keep up the good work!
Best,
Scott
it was nice to spend time with both of you and see how well you're doing. dana, you've made drastic improvements since your first week at albany. it's really amazing. you've always been a natural at taking on and successfully overcoming challenges and this of course will be no exception.
ryan osborn
(ps. not sure who the other ryan is that posted, but want you to know that it was not me.)
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