Not my actual van, but basically the same thing.

I never thought I would say this but I am loving having a mini-van. The Big Rigga Van arrived on Sunday evening last week (Big thanks to Mike Simmons for driving down to LA and turning around and driving back with it). So I have a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan that is all white with a ramp that folds out of the passenger slider. It’s awesome! A big thank you to Josh for making the donation happen and a HUGE thank you to the Jewish Federation and the Berk Family for donating the vehicle. The van is allowing me to have the freedom and independence to come and go and not be dependent on para-transit. I can’t wait to put some beats in it!

I went to Ryan Perini’s wedding over the weekend and I must say I still look good in a suit. I had a fantastic time being amongst friends and supporters. A big benefit of being in a wheelchair on the dance floor is that everyone makes room for you and you can entertain people by doing donuts, plus I have a legitimate excuse as to why I can’t dance. That being said I wish the wheelchair was waterproof so I could have gone in the pond like my good friend Caleb for a late night swim. It was really unexpected and a little overwhelming to have so many people come up to me (a lot of people were friends of friends that I did not even know) and tell me how inspiring I am and how much my story has touched them.

I am continuing on with my acupuncture as well as the massage and am on a temporary lunch time break from PT while Aunt Sally is riding her bike across New York, so I am excited to go to SCI-Fit this week for the first time and do my assessment so I can get started. One of the trainers (Mike) has been working with me for the last month or so doing massage work and feels that I will gain a lot by being in their program. Their goal is to get me out of the chair and moving. You can learn more about them at http://www.sci-fit.org/

I visited a new GP (General Practioner) last week and he is light years beyond they last one I had. He is also my Grandmother’s GP so I hope he realizes that I am the one with SCI and not the one with Alzheimers.

Aside from that not much else to report. Thank you to everyone for their continued support and a big thank you to Lindsy and Josh!