Dear John,: Dad's first post!!!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Dad's first post!!!

He's just getting used to typing again. Like everything else, nothing comes easy, everything needs work...but this is a great day. Enjoy.

The BOYS HAVE BEEN TERRIFIC; CHRIS WIITH THIS BLOGHAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HELPFUL CHRIS HAS GSDOVRR 4000RESONSEIY BLOWSMY MIND OF COUSE THIS IINCLUDESTHOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE RES-
PONDED MORE THAN ONCE----BUT STILL THAT NUMBER HUMBLES ME
F0R THE RECORD I DHN’T RECALL ANYTHING UNTILL IWOKE UP AT THE NURSING HOME CLAUDIABY THAT TIME HAD EVERYBODY GEAREDTO MY RECOVERY SO I BEGAN THE LONG SLOW ROAD BACKY;NORMAL COMING HOME WAS A BIG STEP
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Hey, good to hear you again. It has been a long time coming, but your tenacity is paying off. Your family has been an inspiration to all of us. I know you do not need to be told how special they all are.

You are an inspiration to us all. I only hope that if I ever have to go through anything as traumatic, that I can pull it off with the same amount of character.

Keep the comments coming. I love them.

Bud & Olga; May 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Linda Baker said...: Hey John! About time you got around to doing some work on this blog! So happy you are getting stronger each and every day.
Keep up the great work buddy!
Linda; May 20, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Kathleen said...: Hi John:

I am very impressed with your first post on the website. It is nice to hear from you (not that we don't like to hear Chris)I am sure that having the computer will open up a lot of communication for you. Claudia came down for lunch on Thursday and all of us sisters had a great time. We are planning a summer reunion for all of us, so keep working hard.

Love, Kathleen; May 26, 2009 at 4:56 PM

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Dear Friends,

As many of you know, my father John, has Parkinson’s Disease. He has fought and struggled with the symptoms of this for well over a decade. He is a loving father, husband of 45 years, and one of the kindest persons that many have ever known. At 66 years of age, he is now being forced to learn how to live again. He decided to make a choice for himself, his three sons (Brad, Matt, & Chris), but most importantly for the love of his life and best friend, my mom Claudia.

The choice my father made was for a procedure known as DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation), which can be read about in our Medical Link. He made this choice for a better life, for a long and healthy retirement. The procedure claims to have a 97% success rate, thus he deemed it worth the risk. Sadly, we fell into the 3%, and his story has been said to be one of the most tragic this procedure has seen to date. I know my Dad, and I believe he can come back from this. He is a man that has always put others before him, and would come back just to kiss his wife, one last time and tell us that he loves us. The doctors claim that he may never walk again, that he may never leave his bed. They say that in three months, we as a family; have to make a “decision”…if he has not improved. Now, due to the stipulations of his Medicare, we may not even get those three months.

I invite you to read his story and watch for updates as we prove the doctors wrong. For all of those who have asked how you can help, I have provided information on how you can donate. Thank you and God bless you all.

~The Petrovich family
P.O. Box 310
Kirkland, WA. 98083

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Dad's first post!!!

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