hello from winter wonderland

I’m laying in bed (which my parents have conveniently placed in the living room to keep me from having to hike up and down tons of stairs) watching the beautiful snowflakes falling.  It is surreal how much my life has changed in the past 3 weeks.  3 weeks ago I was enjoying 70 degrees and [...]

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Home!

We’re back! Mom and I flew in earlier this afternoon. We were accompanid by a guy named Kevin who was a big help as we travelled. I will write more later…just wanted to say hey!

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Last Day in Israel

Well, my trip to the Holy Land…or to the hospital in the Holy Land…is just about over.  Mom is in the process of packing up the few possessions I have here in my room.  Today will be full of goodbyes and anticipation of making the trip home.  It is crazy to think that I’ll be [...]

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Jerusalem and the Sea

Hey team.  Here are some more pics.  I’ve included some of mom’s from Jerusalem (sorry most of them aren’t labeled) as well as some of mine from my trip outside today.  My sweet physio-therapist, Gilad, decided my exercise today should be a trip for me to see the water.  I wasn’t able to make it [...]

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Out!

My staples are out!  Man, that was a crazy experience.  My nurse, Taufic, (by the way, I’m now convinced that 90% of the nurses in Israel are male) came in this morning and sprayed this crazy local anesthesia spray on my back.  Wow, that stung.  It felt like he was spraying aerosol hair spray on my [...]

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Additional Pics

I’ve uploaded a few more photos to my Shutterfly account.  Nothing super exciting, but there are a few of some of the hospital staff, some of our new friends and a few shots that mom has taken around town.  And, there are quite a few photos of me eating “exciting” foods   Enjoy!  I’ll [...]

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Visitors

Hey all,
 I’ve gotten a number of emails about having visitors once I get back to Duluth.  My folks and I would love to have visitors.  My mom just said the Bed and Breakfast will be open for business and accepting reservations!  I’m thinking it will probably be good to set up some sort of “schedule,” [...]

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Returning stateside

Hey there.  Well, my other big news is that it looks like I’ll be heading home next week!  As of right now, my flight out of here is at 1am on Thursday morning, which would eventually put me back into Duluth sometime later on Thursday.  Please pray that I continue to get stronger and stronger [...]

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Movin on up…or down, actually

Good news!  I am no longer considered Intensive Care material, so I have been moved from the second floor down to the first floor.  My view isn’t of the ocean anymore, which is a bummer, but I do look into a little garden, which is nice.  In Addis, the house of the people I rented [...]

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The waiting room

The waiting room at the Herzliya Medical Center is a constant party.  I am out here because this is the best spot to hook up with wireless and it is the place to see lots of interesting people.  This is a private hospital…Israel has good public hospitals, but apparently those willing to pay a little [...]

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