The next step...
I have done a lot of things in my life. I did two tours in nam, graduated from Kent State, taught over 20 years, managed my own business for over 10 years, built houses, and raised two children, and married 48 years. One of the most enjoyable has been my time with grandchildren. Maybe the toughest is asking for help with my granddaughter, as well as possibly building this web site, I taught Shop & Physics, not writing!
Pages built by grandpa out of his love for my only granddaughter.
I watched Megan while her parents worked four days a week from the time she was one month old. I took her to preschool daily when that time came, then to school. We were all very concerned when she was not gaining weight. At the age of 8 she weighed only 30 pounds. She would fall asleep in my car daily during the less than one mile drive from school to my house.
Just prior to her 8th birthday Doctors at Children's Hospital in Denver decided to put a feeding tube in her stomach. During the first 5 months, she still did not gain weight, until it was decided the base of what she was being fed was dairy based and that she had a dairy allergy. I guess vomiting multiple time every day was a clue. She was switched to a blended food diet, which is mostly the entire produce department dumped into a Blendtec, water added and feed to her through a tube. The mix was analyzed at the hospital and found to be a perfect diet with only slight modifications. Since Megan does not absorb calories well, as she adjusted to the feedings day and night, she was being fed over 3300 calories a day through the tube, not counting food in the mouth. Six month of this and Megan went from 30 pounds to just over 50 pounds, at which time the calories were cut back to maintain her strength and weight. Keith and Allison make the meals for her weekly and freeze them, two bags for every day, a major task to say the least. Allison no longer works out of the home, so this is financial change too. All of this comes with some pretty extremely emotional times for ALL of the family. This is a real education, like going back to grad school for me.
Now that Megan is over 50 pounds, it is much harder to lift her from the car, and every other place she must access when taking her out of the chair. This includes upstairs to her bedroom and bathroom. After much deliberation, it has been decided that the most logical choice is to put a room on the back of the existing house that is totally handicap assessable.We are currently studying the standards for that. This needs to be a room large enough to include a full handicap access with a bathroom .
So I am trying to organize raising funds to make this room a reality. The next step is to look for people who are willing to work on this actual project. If you have skills and are willing to lend a hand please contact me. I have built houses, but I am also 68 years old too. I can be reached at [email protected].
Yes, Zack, I love you with all of my heart and love to spend time with you too, you are not forgotten, you are a fine brother.
I watched Megan while her parents worked four days a week from the time she was one month old. I took her to preschool daily when that time came, then to school. We were all very concerned when she was not gaining weight. At the age of 8 she weighed only 30 pounds. She would fall asleep in my car daily during the less than one mile drive from school to my house.
Just prior to her 8th birthday Doctors at Children's Hospital in Denver decided to put a feeding tube in her stomach. During the first 5 months, she still did not gain weight, until it was decided the base of what she was being fed was dairy based and that she had a dairy allergy. I guess vomiting multiple time every day was a clue. She was switched to a blended food diet, which is mostly the entire produce department dumped into a Blendtec, water added and feed to her through a tube. The mix was analyzed at the hospital and found to be a perfect diet with only slight modifications. Since Megan does not absorb calories well, as she adjusted to the feedings day and night, she was being fed over 3300 calories a day through the tube, not counting food in the mouth. Six month of this and Megan went from 30 pounds to just over 50 pounds, at which time the calories were cut back to maintain her strength and weight. Keith and Allison make the meals for her weekly and freeze them, two bags for every day, a major task to say the least. Allison no longer works out of the home, so this is financial change too. All of this comes with some pretty extremely emotional times for ALL of the family. This is a real education, like going back to grad school for me.
Now that Megan is over 50 pounds, it is much harder to lift her from the car, and every other place she must access when taking her out of the chair. This includes upstairs to her bedroom and bathroom. After much deliberation, it has been decided that the most logical choice is to put a room on the back of the existing house that is totally handicap assessable.We are currently studying the standards for that. This needs to be a room large enough to include a full handicap access with a bathroom .
So I am trying to organize raising funds to make this room a reality. The next step is to look for people who are willing to work on this actual project. If you have skills and are willing to lend a hand please contact me. I have built houses, but I am also 68 years old too. I can be reached at [email protected].
Yes, Zack, I love you with all of my heart and love to spend time with you too, you are not forgotten, you are a fine brother.