Just a brief update to inform everyone that I returned to work at TEPPCO/EPCO as an engineer and project manager in the oil and gas industry. I restarted last Wednesday (October 1st) at our region office in Corning, NY; it was nice to be back! With nearly 14 months since I was last in the office, as you can imagine, there are plenty of things to sort through, organize and get back in queue.
In other news, surgery to alleviate my abdominal ventral hernia was a complete success! The operation at the Albany Medical Center went very well and I was on the mend after a couple days. Dr. Kuehler did a great job and sowed me up well; I can even see a little of the abs I once had!
While in Albany, I also met Dr. Dirisio, who operated on my back last August. It was great to met him and shake his hand, as I was one tough customer; I crashed a couple things during his three operations! Anyway, Dr. Dirisio mentioned the incredible advancements they are making with spinal cord injuries and a recent grant he may be a part of researching. He thought practical solutions are (hopefully) only a couple years down the road to restore many leg functions necessary to stand and even walk. Certainly, exciting news!!!
That is all for now. Hopefully, towards the end of the month, I'll have more news on our new home (which is undergoing modifications) and my minivan!
Thanks for the support!
Dana
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Dana,
It was great to see and talk with you last Wednesday at the Arnot Mall. You look great and your outlook on life is one to be modeled. Keep up the great progress and let me know if I can help in any way.
Keep the updates coming!
LiveStrong!!
Brian Harpster
Campbell, NY
Hey Dana, I am to hear your surgury
went well and that your back at work.Mom and I just got back from a nature walk.I hope the weather
stays like this for awhile.I had frost on my car Tuesday morning.I
just finished with a head cold.I
hope that was it for being sick.I
wish you and Courtney lots of luck
moving into the new house.Also try
not to get any speeding tickets once your back behind the wheel HaHa!I know you can`t wait to hit the road. Love cousin Kristin
Dana and Courtney,
Glad things are going so well for You. We are still praying for You every day and hope things will get even better in the future.
Love, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jim
Dana:
Congrats on getting back to work! I know that was a special moment for Jeremy and I'm sure for you too. We truly believe that there will be a medical breakthrough soon that will help everyone who has spinal cord injury--modern medicine is a wonderful thing! Also glad to hear that the hernia repair went well. Now you can work on that 6-pack! Have a wonderful fall season--the Hoffman family
Dana-
What inspiring updates!! We all said an extra prayer for you on the 12th of August, talked about what "a miracle it is that you can give us updates" and even got a chuckle over the picture of you and Ernie relaxing one year to the day!!! We are so glad that you and Courtney are "getting settled" and that things continue to get you both back to "the daily grind"!! We still pray for you both everyday and you are always in our thoughts. Thank you for the updates.
The valley people
Dana -
You would have no memory of our family, but we were in Albany Med with our son at the same time you were beginning your recovery there. I can only try ot tell you the joy my wife and I felt upon seeing your latest blogs. Miracles do happen. It was so nice to be able to see and read about yours.
Your wife and mom were of tremendous support to us during our time in Albany. Our son, Reece, lives up to his miracle every day and will be student teaching in the spring. This August, he and I celebrated the year anniversary of his fall by skydiving from 13,000 feet!
As you say, live strong.
Jim & Vicki McIntyre
Summitville, NY
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