Family And Friends Are A Blessing

I recently attended a dinner that my cousin cooked for me.  What was so interesting was getting my wheelchair into the house.  We had to do some twisting and turning but my family was determined to get me and that wheelchair into the house and to my surprise they did.  It was a labor of love because they really wanted me there.  I felt blessed because I know there are plenty of people who don't have anyone that care for them like that.  They wanted me there and they were gonna get that wheelchair in no matter what.  After getting into the house another friend of mine who knows the family took time out of his schedule to come by to see me and bless the house.  It felt good being there because I hadn't seen them in so long and their mother cried to see me there.  She was filled with emotion.  When it came time to go, a second friend of mine had come by to see me and my cousins.  He said he wasn't leaving until I left and he didn't.  When it came time to leave they pitched in again and tackled that wheelchair.  My friends all but manually picked up that chair and turned it around so I could get out of the house onto the porch.  The driver of the van did a special thing for me by putting the ramp on the porch rather that the ground and that was special to me because I could not have done it without her doing what she did.  And again I had a very special feeling about friends and family.  Real friends and family - they just don't let you down.  They are there for you when you need.  Some of these people I hadn't seen in 20 years.  Love never dies.  So you are blessed to have some family who you know cares about you.  If you may have a friend or two who always come when you are in need you are indeed blessed.  This is Jasper and these are my thoughts.  Be Blessed.   

Go Detroit!!

I'm not much of a sports fan.  I like football and this seems to be a magical season for the Lion's.  Imagine not winning one game last year.  You were below the basement, but the key is never give up and look where they are today.  Undefeated so far!  I don't know how far the Lion's are going to go but they are off to a fantastic start.  Congratulations to the Lion's! 

Also I'm not an avid watcher of baseball but I go ahead and watch the Tiger's.  I always make a rule to root for the home town team and I have to say I'm proud of our Tiger's.  They were at the bottom for so long and now they are a team to reckon with.  You can't just push the Tiger's around anymore.  They are playing class A baseball and I congratulate them.

A Place Called Special Tree

My name is Jasper and I'm a quad and I live at a place called Special Tree.  It's a neurological rehab but it looks more like the Ritz Carleton when you come inside.  It's a brand new building that was built from the ground up and all the clients moved from the old building to the new.  There are paintings on the walls and elaborate clocks and fixtures and sometimes I begin to think that a lot of what was done was done with the clients in mind.  Our rooms are bigger, all the beds are new, the grounds are very eye appealing, all the rooms have flat screen TVs.  They even put white robes in the bathrooms for the clients.  They could have just left it at that, but they also added DVD players.  Being a client myself I don't take this building for granted.  In my opinion there are a lot of things I see that are designed for the client and I understand they didn't have to do that.  They didn't have to put DVD players in the rooms or they didn't have to put so much thought into making this building comfortable.  Each room has it's own thermostat.  There are a lot of things that I see that are comfortable for us that they didn't have to do.  I don't know about you but I'm very happy to be here at Special Tree because I understand there are a lot of places such as this where you're not treated as well, you don't get the patient care that you get here at Special Tree.  Sometimes when I get sleepy I get tired of them coming in my room but I understand they're taking blood pressure, rolling me over, checking me.  Those are the things that need to be done for a person like me.  So I think that Special Tree is a very special place and if you're here as a client or you are a staff member I think you are very fortunate.  Just dig a little deeper.  This is Jasper and these are my opinions.