The fourth of July weekend found us in Suncadia. Staying in a house just off the green of the twelfth hole. The first time I had ever stayed on any golf course. The back patio looked directly onto the twelfth green. Providing the ability to watch players come through, playing the hole. The gas fireplace … More Or, We Could Sit and Watch Golf
Cerebral palsy has an impact on my life. Probably best describe as impacting me between mildly and moderately. Much of it depending on the physical task attempting to be accomplished. I have been fortunate to handle many tasks independently. With the ability to live in an unmodified home without roommate assistance. While, I see my … More Technology in The Home to Help Cerebral Palsy
The trip has become an annual event. Traveling to La Grande for a charity golf tournament in early June. Which, gives back to the community of veterans in the area. Each year, we make the six-hour drive through the night of the first Thursday of the month. We start from the Puget Sound area in … More Rained Out in La Grande
In the round of agilities performed during most training sessions. The final two present the most challenge. They feel most difficult to maintain balance. While, the first two, the side-slide and karaoke, feel like they place more pressure on my footwork. The last two exercises are a high-knee skip and walking backwards. These two agilities … More Final Two Agilities
We had been playing catch with the small ball for weeks. Working in the smaller of two yoga studios at the gym. We had been tossing the ball back and forth. Lengthening the distance by a couple steps, as we went. Eventually, Bernard and I were catching the small ball at four different length. Finally, … More Long Toss with The Small Ball
There were four stations of catching the small ball in the yoga studio at the gym. The four stages were done in the smaller of the two studios. The first point on the floor was about ten feet apart. Each time I had caught five tosses in a row. Bernard and I would take a … More Small Ball Catch: Stage 3 and 4
Learning to catch different types of objects has been helpful to cerebral palsy improvement. The activity requires many movements to be brought together. All having to be coordinated in order to make a catch successfully. Playing catch was an exercise I had never thought much about. Going outside to play was as natural as eating … More Playing More Catch
There are four agility movements in our agility circuit. Each of them done across the floor of the yoga studio, at the gym. All four seemed too much topic for one blog post. So, breaking them up into sections felt advantageous. Each of the agilities help with aspects of cerebral palsy improvement. They challenge foot … More The First Two Agilities
Using the word scare-lift seems interesting terminology. Something made up, used as some kind of description. In fact, that was exactly how the term came out of my mouth. Sitting in the office of the psychologist, Dr. Dave. I was meaning to discuss my fear around riding a chairlift. Dr. Dave has skied all of … More The Scare-Lift
It was a chilly day for golfing. After a long winter, I was excited to get back out, and there were new clubs in my bag. Adjusting to them was going to be challenging. As they were much lighter than my previous set. Hopefully, the lighter weight would improve my ability to play with my … More Round One of the Year: Rope Rider
