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Lane Update 6/5/14

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Lane continues to make progress. He is enjoying the pool and the freedom it brings to him. Mom has been looking at places in Sacramento for Lane’s discharge and he is excited about coming "Home", being around friends and family and moving on to the next steps in his recovery. His muscles continue to wake up and gain strength. He is becoming more proficient with his power chair and we are looking into a wheelchair accessible van. He heard about the Comedy Show turn out last night and is extremely grateful all of the support. He is looking forward to attending one when he can. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support.

June 2, 2014 Lane Update

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Had a good conversation with Lane tonight. Today was his first day without visitors as per his request. He is wanting to see what being by himself feels like which according to his doctors is a good step for him to be taking. He is finishing up his application to American River College so that he can have the opportunity to go back to school and finish his AA as well as take some adaptive PE classes. He is having us look into Sacramento opportunities for his next step and there seem to be more options. He is VERY excited as he is going in the pool tomorrow for the first time for PT and can’t wait to be weightless. He had a visitor over the weekend that went through Valley Med and had a similar injury so they were able to talk and he got some good "insider" info from her especially with regards to dating as well as the importance of a positive attitude and pushing himself in PT. It looks like he is tentatively set to discharge on the 16th of June. Trapper paid him a visit over the weekend which he enjoyed. He is excited about the turn outs for the upcoming comedy shows and can’t wait to go to one in the future. All things considered he seems to be in a good place and looking forward to getting out of the hospital and on with his life. Thank you to everyone for their continued support.

Laughs for Lane in Old Sac on Wednesday, June 4th

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Laughs Unlimited June 4 2014Join us in a fund-raiser for Lane Edwards at Laughs Unlimited at 7:00 pm with proceeds going to the recovery and rehabilitation: http://www.sacramento365.com/event/detail/441833795/Laughs_for_Lane_Comedy_Night

It is a $20 donation and is hosted by a team of Lane’s dear friends that you can read more about at www.LovingLane.org

Invite your friends. Enjoy laughs because that’s the kind of guy Lane Edwards, 32 years is and now is in a motorized wheel chair fighting for the return of his motor nervous system.

Lane’ Progress Update for 5-29-14

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Spoke with Lane tonight and he is in really good spirits. Through much advocating by him and his family his discharge date has been extended to June 16th. The treatment team continues to be impressed by his improved functioning. He is practicing rolling himself in bed which would help to eliminate the need for 24 hour care. In addition he is able to move the fingers in both his left and right hands and now has gained functionality in his right foot as well. He tried the standing harness for the first time today and puked his guts out but is excited to try it again. He goes into the pool for the first time in the next day or so and can’t wait to be "weightless". He went on another outing to the movies and saw the new X-Men movie with his fellow SCI crew. His attitude is much more optimistic as is his desire to advocate and take control of his circumstances.

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Memorial Day Update from Joel

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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

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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,

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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