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Memorial Day Update from Joel

Shannon and I spent the weekend in San Jose with Lane.  It was great to see him upright in a wheelchair with clothes and shoes on. He was wearing his LovingLane t-shirts the whole time. We were able to join him for some PT as well as meet with his treatment team.  Lane has been making some good progress in a short amount of time and his injury has been re-classified to an ASIA C. He has weaned himself off most of his pain medications and has a good rapport with the doctors and treatment team.
He is tentatively set to discharge June 9th and so we are working diligently on his next destination. Shannon and I were able to visit several nursing homes as well as a private group home and shared those places with Lane. He does not seem very encouraged as he does not want to be with the elderly, rather he would like to be with people his own age.  Unfortunately through our various contacts and research those options do not seem available in the San Jose area so we are expanding our search to Sacramento as Lane would like to be near friends and family.
Lane went on his first outing over the weekend to see Godzilla with some patients from the group and his good friend Josh.  It sounds like they had a great time. Also Lane’s Aunt and her partner came down for the day and brought their black lab service dog, Humor,  which looks a lot like Trapper. All in all Lane is in good spirits and is trying to stay focused on the present. He is encouraged by everyone’s love and support.

Happy Memorial Day

Lane’s Grandad JP Edwards was a Naval Pilot and served in World War II.  Today we remember JP and honor all the men and women who gave their lives in service of the United States.

June 11th Fund Raiser for Lane in SF: Comedy for a Spinal Cause Presents: Loving Lane Joel Edwards, Chrissie Colgan & David Nihill Wednesday,

June 11, 2014 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM in San Francisco, CA

Get tickets here

Join us for a great night of laughter and community with a very special group of people and an even more special cause, Wednesday June 11th at the Barrel House, SF. All funds raised on the night will go to Bay Area resident Lane Edwards, who on April 18th, 2014, was involved in a traumatic accident while scuba diving off the coast of Thailand, and suffered a Class A, C4 fracture, which left him paralyzed from the neck down.

There will be wine and beer available and all proceeds generated on the night via ticket sales and drink donations will go directly to Lane for his continued rehabilitation.
We have hilarious headlining comedians, cheap alcohol and beautiful people. What more could you want? All our events have sold out so get tickets early to avoid disappointment Doors open at 7, show starts at 7.45 and runs until 9.45pm

Comedy for a Spinal Cause is a quarterly event bringing together top comedians & local communities, raising funds and awareness to assist incredible individuals on their road to spinal cord injury recovery. Like us here: (Can just be a general liking and not an imaginary thumbs up)

https://www.facebook.com/comedyforaspinalcause

May 15

I had a great chat with Lane tonight! He was exhausted from PT but very optimistic and upbeat. He is seeing progress and the therapists are surprised and shocked by it. He can wiggle all five fingers on his left hand, can flex his left foot up and down (similar to pushing the accelerator in your car) and the major muscle groups on the left side if his body are showing signs of life and responding to stimuli! He is learning to use his new sip and puff wheel chair and has a new roommate (the last one was a loud sleeper so in turn Lane was not sleeping). He says it’s great to be back in normal clothes rather than a gown and he has a little more sense if normalcy. He was excited to hear about the BBQ but bummed he missed out on free beer. He has tapered off of most of the medications that the hospital put him on and as mentioned is much more positive. Those thoughts and prayers are working so please keep up with them. Thank you to everyone for their continued support!

May 13

A big thank you to Dr. Westerdahl and Megan Edwards for all that they did to help coordinate getting Lane into UCSF. After a little over a week in the hospital and surgery, Lane has been transferred to acute rehab in Santa Clara to start his intensive recovery. He is spending today and tomorrow doing his assessments and orientations and meeting with his treatment team. It looks like Lane’s days will be full of PT/OT/ and education. He seems to have had a positive change in attitude and is looking forward to this next phase. Thank you to everyone for their continued support of Lane. Our family greatly appreciates everyone’s efforts and Lane is committed to work hard on his recovery.

May 11

Lane had an up and down weekend. He is battling an infection as well as pain from his surgery. He has had more intense PT which has left him exhausted. He still jokes with me on the phone and is optimistic about his future. He should be transferring in the next few days and is both anxious and excited about that.

May 9

Had a good conversation with Lane tonight. He was much more alert and clear as he got some much needed sleep and was able to have some down time without interruptions from visitors. Sound like the PT sat him in the edge of the bed for the first time and he sat up under his own strength. She told him most people pass out the first time. He was most excited about the fact that he can wiggle his right index finger. He has been cleared to leave UCSF and been medically accepted to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center for acute rehab. With that being said, the hurdle we are running into is they want a discharge plan in place for a month or so down the line. So if anyone knows of any group homes, board and care, transitional livings or want Lane as a roommate in the area that information can be sent to me to pursue. Thank you to everyone for their continued support.

May 7

Lane went upright today for the first time and went for a wheelchair ride around the hospital. I spoke with him tonight and he seems to be in good spirits and looking forward to the next stage of his recovery. He is interviewing an acute rehab tomorrow and if things go well could potentially be transferred there this weekend.

The next fundraiser for Lane will be on Thursday, May 15th at Dad’s Kitchen at 8928 Sunset Ave. Fair Oaks, CA They will donate 10% of all proceeds from 4-9pm.