tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127261432024-03-12T22:07:18.334-06:00Ryan GriffinScott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-6633833096007450722012-05-22T11:58:00.002-06:002012-05-22T11:58:53.715-06:00
I have been thinking a lot lately about what a psychologist said from Craig Hospital (my rehabilitation Hospital) that someone with an accident like this usually takes about nine years to mentally accept the change. Well, it has been seven years and I'm still not there. I know that I can live with this accident, but it is definitely hard to accept. I continually think about my "other life" and Ryan_Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594663984571217403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-28682518273377118012012-03-13T17:28:00.000-06:002012-03-13T17:29:07.371-06:00"Man this guy is a lot faster than I thought. But I can beat him." I remember thinking. Then coach yells out, "You're not supposed to be running them that fast." Lights out.
I wake up to the alarm going off and realize that I'm already going to be late for my third day of class. I rush and make my bed, brush my teeth and head out the door running to the gym. I rush and change my clothes to the Ryan_Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594663984571217403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-90398796384495858342012-01-05T16:10:00.005-07:002012-01-05T16:26:08.872-07:00Forever and a DayI know this has been a definitely a long time since I've written. I have had several promptings to write in a journal but just have not. I don't even think I've written anything really on this blog but I do want to start fresh. Well not fresh, but start again for myself. I can't appreciate enough the love my friends and family have given me to help me through this accident. It has been almost 7 Ryan_Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594663984571217403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1150614666405135132006-06-18T01:08:00.000-06:002006-07-01T00:05:17.523-06:00One Final PostWe are having a hard time keeping up!! I am learning that Ryan is Superman, but I am not superwomen!! I wish I could say that life was getting easier, but...
Ryan is doing really well in school. Technology is wonderful. Most of his Algebra class has been on-line; he and Scott found an on-line calculator, which has really helped too. With Excel and the calculator he has become pretty Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1148311344551213632006-05-22T09:19:00.000-06:002006-05-22T09:22:24.566-06:00Page TurnerIt has been a busy week. We have had an appointment of some kind everyday and now with Ryan in school it keeps us hopping.
We had an appointment with his physiatrist to see if anything could be done about the nightly pain. The doctor changed some of his medications, hoping that that will help. Ryan started taking the medication earlier this week and the pain doesn't seem quiet so bad, Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1147441069349803462006-05-12T07:16:00.000-06:002006-05-16T15:13:46.373-06:00Busy as BeesWe haven't forgotten about the Blog, we have just been overwhelmed!! One year ago today (5/4/05) we received the telephone call which effected every aspect of our lives; changing our lives forever. While trying to survive the day to day concerns, we also realize the many many blessings which we have received; starting in Idaho, then on to Colorado, back to New Mexico and now in Utah. We have Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1143485882367111222006-03-27T11:57:00.000-07:002006-03-27T11:58:02.386-07:00Talk the TalkThis week was a bit emotional – to say the least! We were able to go to the Provo temple on Tuesday, which was another “first” for Ryan. When he was on his break from BYU-I he would come to Provo and work with his uncles. Once a week, while here, he would go to the Provo temple so as we entered the temple Tuesday, it brought back lots of memories – those when he was able to walk. He had a Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1142870255333034372006-03-20T08:48:00.000-07:002006-03-20T08:58:42.423-07:00In the Lord's TimeSnow, snow, snow and more snow! As the last minute household goods were being put into boxes Friday morning, we looked out the window and there was a blizzard like we haven't seen in years. We hadn't had much weather, to speak of, all winter in Farmington but that morning we couldn't see past the front porch. I had looked at the weather reports earlier in the week and told Dean and Ryan that Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1141930699034061362006-03-09T11:43:00.000-07:002006-03-09T11:58:19.066-07:00Snow!We're on our way. We had snow this morning in Farmington so I checked out weather.com and looks like we will be traveling in the snow. I showed Dean what the weather looked like on Friday and then asked him if we should still go – dumb question!! He said, "Yes".
We are looking forward to the move and trying to get settled in Provo.
Ryan received a call from BYU-Provo letting him know Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1141144990019369322006-02-28T09:37:00.000-07:002006-02-28T09:43:10.096-07:00Tubing ProblemsOh, it's hard to know where to begin!! We are working to make the move to Provo; trying to line out home health care, doctors, Utah Medicaid, the Utah Waiver Program, housing, etc. etc.
We are looking forward to the move; to get settled and to get Ryan back in school. We purchased property on the west side of Provo and are waiting for the architect to finalize our house plans; then we can Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1139594744834553612006-02-10T11:00:00.000-07:002006-02-10T11:05:44.840-07:00Crying WolfIt is hard to know where to begin—so much happens in so little time!!! We are doing good, just trying to make lots and lots of decisions.
It is a good thing that I love my children, or I would send them all to an orphanage!! Dean and I needed to go to Provo to make some decisions on housing. The house that we thought would work is not going too, so we have purchased some property and are Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1138286182091138972006-01-26T07:32:00.000-07:002006-01-26T07:36:22.110-07:00MovingRyan told me I needed to write, even though the “cloud” of despair is hovering over our lives. We keep hoping that things will get easier, but the refiner’s fire is still at work.
Thanks to new tretraplegic acquaintances, we are learning about the “little” things that make life a little bit easier. We learned about a Passy-Muir speaking valve which should allow Ryan to speak without pausingScott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1136303239902689382006-01-03T08:30:00.000-07:002006-01-03T08:47:19.956-07:00Happy New YearHappy New Year to all. We weren’t able to go to Gallup; Ryan didn’t get past what ever it was that made him sick until Wednesday. It is difficult at best to try and diagnose the ailment, being that he can’t tell us where it hurts. Tristen had a stomach flu bug for several days and didn’t feel good at all and Dean and I had head and chest congestion so we think it was one or the other – Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1135627657641903832005-12-26T13:03:00.000-07:002005-12-26T13:07:37.690-07:00GivingWe are truly blessed. As hard as this holiday season has been, we find comfort in a loving family and many many blessed friends. We are so fortunate to have so many “giving” folks in our lives; we have been the recipient of the goodness, kindness and generosity of so many, which has been a very different Christmas for us. Santa, as usual, was very good. Among other things, he brought Ryan a Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1135347091413609422005-12-23T07:08:00.000-07:002005-12-23T07:18:56.636-07:00From RyanTo all friends and family:
This is my first time in writing the blog. So please excuse the different writing style :-). I just want to thank everyone that has been a part of my story from the beginning, middle, or just joining. Know that I think about you and love you.
I just finished reading the Book of Mormon; how remarkable it is to be Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1134658935153733932005-12-15T07:59:00.000-07:002005-12-15T08:02:15.180-07:00Packages Under the TreeWell, Ryan’s on another antibiotic. He still has infection in his system. The laboratory has cultured the samples and the Doctor has prescribed meds to target the specific bacteria; but, then with the next lab analysis something else pops up!! Hopefully we are going to get past this; although, bladder infections are the #1 complication with spinal cord injuries. We will keep a close watch.
Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1134371846754255452005-12-12T00:06:00.000-07:002005-12-12T00:17:33.596-07:00HealthRyan is feeling better physically. Tomorrow morning he will have some lab work done to see if the UTI is cleared up. We are keeping our fingers crossed!! Friday we paid a visit to his doctor to go over his medications to see if we could decrease or stop taking some altogether. He takes fourteen different medications regularly and up to seventeen on an as needed basis. We were able to quit Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1134060242598097882005-12-08T09:39:00.000-07:002005-12-08T09:44:02.646-07:00Five Times a DaySunday night I played catch-up on some e-mails and talked about how we are learning to tell how Ryan feels by the way he looks. However, sometimes it’s hard to tell because he is sooo good looking!! Only a mother!! Ryan has been looking really healthy for several days, but boy when he takes a dive, he takes a dive. Sunday, as the afternoon wore on, he got quieter and quieter. He had been Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1133777641476887352005-12-05T03:12:00.000-07:002005-12-05T03:14:02.053-07:00Letter from TristenDear Uncle Ryan,
I wanted to write you a letter and tell you my mom and dad told me that we are going to move to Gallup the first of the year. I made a big fuss and told them I wanted to stay here so I could see you everyday, but they told me I had to go with them. I know I’m little, but one of these days maybe they will listen to me. Grandma said I could stay and live with you, but mom Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1133447186224234152005-12-01T07:21:00.000-07:002005-12-01T07:26:26.346-07:00I Love TechnologyWe had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Geralyn is a great cook – we had to rearrange all of the furniture to get everyone around the table, but it was well worth it as we laughed and carried on, reminiscing about “old-times.”
Rearranging the furniture made it possible to get Ryan in his standing frame as well. We are learning that all of the equipment that is available to Ryan is Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1132814330649805512005-11-23T23:37:00.000-07:002005-11-23T23:38:50.900-07:00Good and BadWell, we have good news and bad news. The good news. Today Ryan’s standing frame came in. It is a very nice one and our son-in-law, Steve, was the guinea-pig in getting it set up. Steve is pretty much the same size and shape as Ryan – tall and skinny!! It was eye opening to get it set up; Steve would tell us where it hurt or when there was pressure on the knees, tail bone, hip bones, etc. Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1132581428936286192005-11-20T06:53:00.000-07:002005-11-21T06:57:08.966-07:00Murphy's LawTwo weeks ago, today, we went out to get in the van to go to church and the doors wouldn’t open with the keyless remote. I was able to unlock the doors with the keys, but still couldn’t unlock the side door with the automatic door locks. I finally figured out that the battery was dead. Dean was already at the church so I called him and told him the problem; he came home and jump started the Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1132281288264701882005-11-17T19:34:00.000-07:002005-11-17T20:09:20.456-07:00DoctorsIt was fun to see Lisa in Rexburg, but it was tough being there and seeing all of Ryan’s friends and Ryan not able to be involved; he has associated with some really fine young men and women and made some lasting relationships over the years. Lisa played in a volleyball tournament while I was there. She played in the same gym that Ryan was hurt in – pretty tough!! Ryan was “daydreaming” this Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1131600574850865552005-11-09T22:25:00.000-07:002005-11-09T22:30:05.376-07:00Because They Are ManyWe are making a little headway with the caregivers. We have had the same people come four days in a row – yeah!! They have also been successful in getting Ryan ready in less than two hours. When we met with our doctor, she told the caregivers (who were taking between two and one-half and three hours to get him ready) that it shouldn’t take anymore than one and a-half to two hours – we are Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726143.post-1131385249193139462005-11-06T10:39:00.000-07:002005-11-07T10:40:49.220-07:00PatienceWe hope Ryan makes it in spite of his parents!! I was giving Ryan a breathing treatment the other day. The machine we use is portable so we move it to wherever he is. He was watching TV, sitting right next to Dean’s chair. I plugged the machine in, attached the nebulizer chamber to the flex tube which is directly connected to his trach. I reached over to get a quad pad to support the Scott Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00307389342194968850noreply@blogger.com