Hello, Monk,
I wanted to share something with you (and thank you) that is very dear to me. I may have mentioned that my husband is a paraplegic from a dirt bike accident 26 years ago. He is the most amazing man, and he has the most determination and discipline of anyone I have ever known. For the past nearly twenty years that we have owned our refinishing business, he has gone to work every single day, regardless of how tough it was or how bad he feels (he has incredible pain right at the site of the T8 vertebrae where he broke his back that sometimes nearly takes his breath away). If he starts something, he always sees it through to the end. He ALWAYS has a smile on his face and a kind word for everyone. He is a free spirit, and an independent one at that, and he loves to laugh and make others laugh as well. He can go to bed at night with a problem on his mind and wake up with the solution and I am always in awe of his thought process. Nearly two years ago, Rick developed a pressure sore that became infected and seven days and five surgeries later surprised everyone by living through it. After nearly eight months of tending to that wound, it was nearly healed enough to surgically close when we found out his infection came back and settled in his hip. He was so sick, it made my heart break. They again rushed him to surgery to remove his hip and femur on his left side. Since he cannot walk anyway, they made the decision to not replace his hip or femur as his body was through enough, so they closed him up with 230 stitches and lots of tubes and pumps sticking out from everywhere on his left side. They wanted Rick to remain lying flat on his back for at least six to eight weeks without moving. We knew that was going to be tough, but had little clue just how tough. Even morphine couldn’t cut the agony he endured. But he lived through that as well, and after a few more setbacks, came home for good in September last year. Since Rick has been home, he has just not been himself. Part of it is that he can’t seem to regain his strength. Without his strength back, he cannot regain his independence, and he has been floundering. He has lost interest in just about everything. He is still having trouble with his speech, but as he continues to wean off the drugs, his mind is clearing. It has been both a blessing and a curse that work has been so slow these last eight months, but that seems to be improving somewhat as well. Anyway (sorry to ramble), what I wanted to share with you (and thank you for) is that since Jacki has returned from the Indianapolis Monkinar, she has shared her notes with us and has taught us the basics of what she has learned. And lo and behold…Rick his becoming his old self again. Whereas since he came home from the hospital, Rick would normally sleep the day away, he is now awake and ready for me to get him up by 6 am so that he can be alert and ready to watch the charts at opening bell. I knew in my heart that trading the F’s would be perfect for him, and I am amazed at how quickly he has taken to it. He has the discipline to watch the charts from opening bell to closing bell and love every minute of it! He was always highly motivated, and watching the charts is giving him his motivation back again. I cannot thank you enough. Rick told me today he thought his life as we knew it was over from his ordeal these past two years. He told me he just wasn’t sure what he was ever going to be able to do again. It is highly unlikely he will ever be able to go back to work, and the only time in the last two years he has even been out of the house is by ambulance. Even the little pleasures we had such as going out for dinner with friends in the past seemed like they would never happen again. His life is so hard, but what was killing him was his loss of interest in life itself. I think you have given him not just the “keys to the kingdom”, but the keys to his life back again. We owe you so much, Monk. I felt I had to write to you to thank you for all you do for everyone, even when you may not realize it. I hope you are not upset that Jacki has shared your secrets with us. I am happy to pay for the class, but I do still plan to attend a Monkinar just as soon as I can, and we laugh that Jacki beat me to it because it took me forever to convince her to buy CDIV, let alone attend a Monkinar. I have had to cancel out every time since your CT Monkinar, but I am determined to attend just as soon as I can and can’t wait. As a matter of fact, I am hoping we can talk you into a private session for Rick (once CDIV squeezes, of course!). We have a lot to learn, but I think Rick would really benefit from your presence in so many ways, and even a few hours of your time would be wonderful. We live only a mile away from a small public airport in our town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, so it might even be possible for you to fly in for a day. I hope you will consider it and will probably talk with you about it in earnest in the future. In the meantime, please know you are in our hearts and in our prayers. I hope some day I can repay you in some small way for the light you bring to our very long tunnel. Your hard work has benefitted so many, and I can only imagine how much fun it is going to be to watch CDIV unfold. Sorry to take up your time, but I did want you to know how grateful we are for all you do. Have fun this weekend in Pittsburgh. Jacki is beside herself, she is so excited! I love watching how much this is changing her life, I can only imagine how you feel watching the Den family grow. You do good work, Monk! Thanks again,
Cindy
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