Third day at camp

It is the third day of camp - you know....feel the pain. After two tough days, the third is always hard. Today we started with the Tilt table. It is a device that gets your body and heart use to gravity, as it is when it stands. It is pretty cool, and we got to 60 degrees. I know, does not sound like much, but it really is great. Then we spent about 30 minutes on a massage. Don't get too excited. It is not the OOOOOHHHH kind, but more like the OUUCCHH kind. In fact, her friend Sara from Texarkana had given her a toy bat to take to GA, and she actually broke it when she gripped it while getting rubbed down. But as usual, when hit by a pitch, she just gritted her teeth and stepped back in the batters box.

We also got to get in the new chair. It weighs about 45 lbs, loaded with her backpack. She wheeled all the way to the basement cafeteria, and back. Then she went outside. It is the first real time she has been out since the night of the accident. The sunshine touched her face and she closed her eyes as if God himself had reached down and kissed her.

We had a "medical conf" with one of the Dr's here. She is really great. She first explained that they as Dr's do not know much about the spinal cord. Then she said that most of it will depend on her determination and hardwork. After seeing the softball pictures -- she said that it looked like Jaque was going to do great. Then she said, "Jaque, just how long have you been here." When Jaque told her that we arrived on the second floor on Friday of last week, she just smiled. She said that she was already ahead of the game. She reassured her that most do not get in the good chairs for a few weeks, and that she was progressing very well. Upon leaving, she said that one of the OT's had a daughter that played fastpitch softball and is learning to pitch. She asked Jaque if she would mind meeting her and teaching her a few things.

AIN'T GOD GREAT. Here we are in Atlanta and as GOD is healing Jaque, she will soon be able to use her strengths to help someone else.

Tonight, instead of going to bed early, she asked if we could just go out and around one more time. We checked out the weight room -- man -- coach and Mr Wall would droool.

I hope you all know that the progress we have made and the great attitude and outlook she has is due to two things: # 1 GOD, and # 2 all of you. Your prayers and thoughts have blessed us all so much.

Chris took like 100 pictures today, and will try and get some posted so you can see how great she is looking.

Love and Miss you all back home - Carol & Jaque