We got to the rodeo about 7:15 and Bess wouldn't let me park up at the front of the arena at the handicap...heck no...we had to park in the pasture by the trailers! So, I honored her request! The ground wasn't too bad rough so she was able to maneuver her wheel chair around just fine. We used one of the box seats that were empty to sit in and it was right at the first barrel so she got a great view of everyone running. She, of course, had to critique everyone when running...it was the funniest thing!

Jason Taylor, our preacher from Bar None Cowboy Church, did a quick sermon on the "5 Basic Steps" to life...and compared it to riding bulls.....it was cool how they just brought it right in after the last bull exited the arena. After that, "Branded" came on stage and sang for about an hour. They are an awesome Christian Country group and very well worth seeing!

Bess and I didn't get back to her room until 12:45am or so, fed her and I left there about 1:15am! Yes, it makes for a long Friday when you have to be at work the next day because I didn't get in bed until 2:45am this morning!!!! It was worth it though. She got to do something different and visit with people in passing....looking forward to more visits! Hopefully, one day, I can actually get her to a barrel race towards Terrel or something when I know a lot of people will be there and you guys can meet her personally! She's a nut!

Hope everyone has a great weekend and be safe in your travels!!

She is back in her "home" and much better now! LOL I can remember the days when she would have rather been at the hospital because they had better food! Now, she missed the nursing home because she can get outside there and run around in her chair!

Hopefully we have everything back on track and on the downhill slide for a while!

If things go well, I will be taking her to the Jacksonville Pro Rodeo tomorrow night. Branded--Gospel music group will be performing after the rodeo and she really liked them....also Jason Taylor (our preacher at Bar None) will actually be preaching during this time as well.....so we are going to go out and support putting God and prayer back into anything we can! I think it's going to be awesome and Bess is looking forward to it! Of course, I could tell she was nervous because she kept saying "They won't have a good place for me to sit" and all that! Told her she didn't need to worry about all that!! We would get her there and put her somewhere!!! Hopefully the plans will go as we have them scheduled...and this is another one of those "first time deals" for her so we'll have to keep a watch on her!

Keep her in the prayers!!! Thank you guys for everything! Hope you all have a great day!!

I am going to call and check on her before I call it a night and will continue to update...Just keep lifting her in prayer!! And pray for those nurses also as she can be "quite the patient" at times!! LOL LOL LOL Hope everyone has a good evening!!

PLEASE KEEP HER IN THE PRAYERS!!!!!

"I wanted to let ya’ll know that Bess has been admitted to the hospital. I talked to the nurse and she said they were going to be checking for a blood clot. She said she has cellulitis in her upper leg, but I know they have been giving her antibiotic shots in her legs for the UT infection she got last week. She may be having a reaction to a shot or shots. I put her on the prayer list this morning. Wanted to let ya’ll know about her. "

She NEVER stops trying! I think the turning point was talking to the doctor in California...when he told her she had all the signs in her favor to "retrain her body." She has been going out 4-5 times a day which she barely went out once....she's constantly working her shoulders which has in turn allowed her to raise her arm up quite a bit off the arm of the chair!

I love her and thank her for showing me that the "smaller things in life" are soooo important! She got on to me not too long ago for not riding. She said, "Missy! You get your butt out there! You have 2 good arms and 2 good legs! And one day that could be taken away from you so GET OUT THERE AND DO WHAT YOU LOVE!" Man, if that doesn't make you stop and think!!!!!!

To anyone reading this that may have disabilities....NEVER GIVE UP!!! Keep on keeping on! It will pay off in the long run!

She had another urinary tract infection....they had moved her the other day and her line came out some...and before they realized it, she had some fluids backed up. Anyway...as a result, she started running fever, low blood pressure and major headache.....they pumped her full of antibiotics, gave her meds for her headache to ease the pain, monitored her and sent her back to her "home" the same night.

I talked to her this morning and she was doing much, much better....headache eased up and all that.....

I will tell her people were asking about her and praying for her! The UTI's are VERY common in spinal cord injuries but we are soooo thankful we don't deal with them any more often than we do...and when she gets one, we are usually lucky to catch them early.

Thanks for all the prayers and continued support for her! You just don't have a clue what it means for her!!

So....Mrs. Barbara is going by there in a bit and will call me with any updates. I will keep you posted!!

I will keep posting updates as I come across them! Until then....keep the prayers coming because they are obviously working!!!! She may not be moving a whole bunch but every little bit is a major milestone for her!!!!