Boy, it has been one heck of a holiday  

Wow! Congratulations on getting all of the equipment that Bryan needs. So often I hear of people being denied the equipment. This news is wonderful! I know quite a few people who would benefit from the deluxe shower chair. We often have to bathe people in bed. That doesn't give them the feel of having a nice warm shower.

Great buy on the welder! I try to buy things second hand. They cost so much less and 99% of the time they are just getting old and the person wanted to buy new.

Our Christmas was wonderful. We had quite a few people in our house. We got to see all of the kids. The boys were visited on Christmas morning and my daughter on Sunday. My eldest daughter joined us for dinner with her fiance and his mother along with my brother, his wife and daughter, my nephew and his daughter. It was such a good time. There is nothing better than having a houseful of people to warm your heart.

Big Huggers to you!

Wow, you have your hands full don't you? This is my first time that I can remember responding to one of your posts. I'm so happy for your Son and you for getting the help you need. Those power chairs are so wonderful. My late second husband was so happy with his and so was I. Before he passed away, I had to do the driving. I'd just get behind him and steer it.
How old is you son? Do you mind if I ask what is wrong with him? It's amazing how Mylot has brought people together who have mental and physical disabilities. Where else could you sit at a computer and have someone to talk to and to listen to others who need an ear. I'm so happy you and your family had such a blessed Christmas. You sound as though you really deserve it. Have a wonderful New Year.
Leenie

hi Thoroughrob how nice to read that the insurance covers a lot of what you need for your son.
For me Christmas was not such a fun time this year apart from the visit to my aged mom on Christmas Day. She lives a 3,5 hour drive per car or 4 hours and a bit by train from where I am now and she enjoys these visits most of the time. She also liked her Christmas presents from us.

Happy new year, Rob. i am glad y'all had such a blessed christmas. Good for bryan, i'm sooooo glad u were able to get those things for him. Not onlywill it help him but sure it will make it easier on u & that's real good.
i bet michael was pleased w/his gifr. I love to give if it is liked.
Hope u have a nice quiet weekend . Sounds like u could use some rest.
Christmas at my house was very quiet. To be honest i'm glad the holidays are about over. Take care of yourself & those boys of yours. jo

Hey Rob! Great to see ya! Happy Holidays to you and your wonderful
family! I am so happy to hear such wonderful news about the gifts
that you were about to get for Bryan! I know how much easier
that will make his life and yours! Go Bryan! You deserve every
gift you get! May God Bless You honey! And as for Michael, I
know that he also deserves the wonderful gift that you got him
too! I am so happy to hear that your family had such a wonderful
Christmas! I can't think of any family that deserves it as much
as yours! I hope that you will have a wonderful New Year too!
Hugs, Opal

That's great you got the medical equipment he needs!! It sure is skunky that it takes so long. I had put in for a wheelchair last year, well, I guess 2008 now, gotta try to remember that! LOL But it was denied because they said that my doctor said I could walk and I said sure, I CAN at least stand up and walk a couple of feet but anything more than that and I get shaky and sick and after I fell a couple of times, I'm scared to try walking. We had a good Christmas here, we had the entire family to our house for Christmas dinner, some 19 people total and it all went great! The kids got presents and while we did get a little help from a couple of people, I still think it was good. Sometimes getting help from people makes me feel a bit bad for not standing on my own two feet but for my daughter and her three sons, I would give up every bit of my self-respect if I had to! I love them very much and since they had a great Christmas, I am one happy granny!

Wow, sounds like you have had a VERY busy festive season.

For me, it has been rather relaxed and mellow (apart from Boxing Day when I had to visit distant relatives which required me to plough through 4-hour traffic jams). Unfortunately, after Boxing Day, it was business as usual and I was back on the road and away from my family and friends over New Year's Eve

Oh how wonderful for Bryan So glad he like the chair and that he has learned how to get around in it yeah he could have got no better present that I can see. BUt for the operations to have worked miricales hugs
NAd A welder for 40 buck wow . Stick welding is and art in its self.
I love welding too but just havent found one I could afford guess I need to look harder lol
and then I would hav eto find things to weld together lol

What a wonderful thing to happen for Bryan!! If someone has to be in a wheelchair, it should be something like he has now.

I got to spend another Christmas with my dad, who is 87 and in poor health. I expect that this may be our last one together so it was a blessing. My niece came to visit for a couple of hours on her way from Florida to New Jersey and that was great, too. It was a great Christmas! And one of my sons will be visiting in mid-January!

Sounds like both your sons did real well with CHriustmas presents from you and were both very happy. NIce to have the insurance companies cooperate for once.
Its great how technology has developed enough to give your son the support he needs.
On Christmas Day my daughter, myselef and my parents went to my brothers hoiuse. There were 15 people there for lunch. I ate twice as much as usual. With ham, turkey pork, lamb and lots of swweets, it was to hard to resist.
My daughter was very happy with her xmas prersents. She got fancy training bathers, a DVD on meercats, 10 books (yes, its true), and a pink bean bag.
Two days after Christmas we left on a 7 day vacation.