Milestones for the Project Manager!

Since the last update, a couple milestones have been reached while others are still works in progress. First off, the one year ‘anniversary’ of my catastrophic accident was on August 12th. I recently had the opportunity to speak about the accident and life-threatening injuries that resulted, and the fact that I am writing this update today is a miracle! With all the injuries and complications that resulted, it is by the Grace of God that I am here to share my story and enjoy life in this wonderful, but sometimes, confusing world.

Okay…now to the happenings! Courtney and I purchased a new house in West Elmira that is an accessible, first-floor master bedroom home. Modifications in the kitchen and bathroom are underway to make the house functional, livable and enjoyable for me. With good luck and hard work by our contracting group, we should be able to live in the home by early October!

Also, as mentioned last update, I decided on a lowered-floor mini-van as my accessible vehicle of choice. My mini-van should be ready for shipment to our vendor in approximately three to four weeks! My Honda Odyssey mini-van with a side-entry power in-floor ramp will be ready for cruising around town soon. This is a huge step in independence that I have been looking forward to for several weeks. Without too much hesitation, once acquired, photos of my new ‘ride’ will be posted to the Blog!

After managing job description and role responsibility changes, I should return to work at TEPPCO/ EPCO, Inc. by the end of September as a project manager and engineer. This is also another milestone I look forward to achieving! If all goes according to plan, I’ll have a new vehicle and return to work about the same time.

My surgery to remove a ventral hernia (a.k.a. ‘Bruce’) at the Albany Medical Center is scheduled for September. Dr. Kuehler will be in command while another Doctor (Dr. Chao) 'sews' me up. With luck, my belly will shrink dramatically and provide improved abdominal health into the future, which is of course, more important.

In other things, our Labor Day holiday was spent at our cottage on Keuka Lake in Upstate New York. The weekend was fantastic with beautiful weather and sunny skies everyday; plus I even drove our motorboat again!

Well, I might be signing off in the last days of New York summer! Fall is coming very soon and we’ll hope for an Indian summer!

My best to everyone for their continual support and encouragement!

Live Strong,
Dana