Free Lee

10/30/07

Some of you may be wondering, where the heck have I been? Did I get lost in Australia? Am I back at school? And maybe even, am I still doing therapy? The answers to these questions are, everywhere, no but I wish I had, yes, and yes again. However, knowing that after not posting for almost for months, if that is all I post, I might get some hate mail, so I am happy to elaborate.

To answer where I’ve been, well I have been incredibly busy. I’ll just start at the beginning. I had an amazing time in Australia and even being there for 3 weeks, I was still not ready to come home. I spent a week in Sydney, then a week in Tazmania, then back to Sydney and the Blue Mountains for week. I got to see a lot of amazing things while I was there, pushed my chair about a million miles, and even got stuck on the beach. If you want to know more about that, you will just have to talk to me in person.

After I got home from Australia, before I could even get back to work, I got another really bad UTI. It began with a ambulance ride with a fever of 106.5, and finally ended after five days in the hospital. As some of you may remember I had this problem last year. Then it was caused by some rather large bladder stones, but this time was simply a UTI which had once again turned septic. I came out of everything ok, and was once again reassured as to exactly how much I dislike hospitals.

Following that excitement I returned to work at Lowe’s and spent the remainder of my summer working and spending time with my friends and family. Another thing that has been keeping me really busy as far as work is concerned is a non-profit organization which I have been a partner in creating called www.airplanetoybox.com. If you have time check it out. Also I have gone back to school to knock out another semester of mechanical engineering. I was recently initiated into Pi Tau Sigma, which is the National Mechanical Engineering Honor society. Things are going pretty well, but as is always the case by about this time of year, I’m ready for it to be over.

What have I been doing as far as therapy is concearned? Well I kind of took a break. I didn’t do anything while I was in Australia. When I got home I began hitting the weight room pretty hard three to four days a week. I was doing some core work and balance, but no walking at all, I guess you could say I had really lost my motivation and was having a hard time forcing myself to continue with it. However, with some pushing from my family, and a recent video of Dr. Lima which I had seen on the internet, I got jumped back into walking. I started a little over a month ago and quickly got back to the distance I had been walking when I left Detroit walking two days a week. Also when I was walking in Detroit, I had a minimal amount of assistance when walking from the trainers there, but since beginning again at home I have been doing it completely unassisted using only my walker and my leg braces. However, about two weeks ago, one of them broke and I am waiting to get it fixed. You can be sure that as soon as I get it back I will once again be walking twice a week, as well as continuing to lift three days a week.

06/04/07

I know many of you have been wondering when this post was coming, and here it is, finally. I really have no excuse as to the delay, I am a born procrastinator, what else can I say. However, despite my minor lapse in posting I have not neglected my therapies in any way.

How have things changed since my last post? Well in my last post I mentioned I wasn’t using the second step much anymore. Well that has not changed, that is because I have moved on to using just a regular walker. I am now up to being able to walk once all the way around the track without stopping and with very minimal assistance from the trainers. Just for reference the track is about 300 feet around. Also I have begun crawling since my last post. It is quite difficult and requires a rather large amount of effort, but I simply grit my teeth, catch my breath and go for it just like everything else. I think the furthest I have crawled so far is about 80 feet, but involves at least one or two breaks along the way. I have some videos of both the walking and the crawling and I’m sure there may be some of you interested in them so I will attempt to get them loaded and on one of my websites. In addition to these new things I am still spending time working on various exercises to strengthen my core muscles. I still have no noticeable changes in sensation, but my sitting balance has improved greatly and the walking and crawling would not be possible so they must be getting stronger. Also when I walk and crawl there are contractions in my hip flexer muscles. They are very weak and it could just be carry over from my ab muscles, but either way they are kicking in and aiding in my walking and crawling efforts. On top of my therapy and extra days working out I have begun lifting weights three nights a week with a former army drill sergeant that is now also suffers from a spinal cord injury. This puts me in the gym between seven and eight times a week. It is really helping to get me in shape as well as keeping me busy.

So what else have I been up to? I know some of you wonder about this more than therapy itself, so I will flatter you and let you all know what is going on. My company has changed here at the international house, the people that were here when arrived have all since gone home and new people have arrived. This of course giving me the opportunity to make new friends. I have had the chance to get out and see some of Detroit and dine at a few of its better restaurants. I also still make time to visit my newfound family in Toledo. Also as some of you may know I made it home for Cody’s graduation and Memorial Day. It was a long drive, but it was worth it to be home for a few days and get to see some friends and family that I hadn’t had the privilege of seeing for the last couple of months. I flew Mandi out here for her birthday and so that she could ride home with me to keep me company. I think she had a pretty good time while she was here, but I guess to be totally sure you would have to ask her. And as for the company on the way home, well at least she didn’t talk too much, being that she slept the entire way.

Other than that there isn’t a lot new. I am planning on staying for another two weeks and then I am heading home. I will then be home for a few days then making my way down under. As that day approaches I grow increasingly excited. I will miss my new found friends here in Detroit when I leave, but I hope to keep in touch. Also I plan on returning again sometime in the next year for another round of therapy. Other than that I just want to thank everyone for keeping track of me through your reading of my posts and your sending of cards and care packages. I hope to post one more time before leaving the country but can’t promise anything and if I don’t, I will be sure to let everyone know how it went when I return.

04/28/07

I just thought I would take some time to post another update. My therapies since the last time I have posted have not changed a lot. I am still spending time on the mat working my abs and other core muscles. Though I have not had any change in sensation, I have little doubt that the muscles in my core are getting stronger. I haven’t been in the second step with the leg braces much but I have been on the weight support treadmill. Basically you put on a harness and hang from wires while people move your feet on the treadmill. I am a person who enjoys more active types of therapy, and this is a bit passive, but I understand the benefits and I am certainly willing to listen to the experts and do what it takes to make progress. Also the harness really rides up, and I am less than flattering in a pair of shorts ridden up far enough to resemble daisy dukes. Also I have got a program put together for my days off so I am at the rehab center working five days a week which is nice because it means less time to be bored in the apartment.

Some of you might be wondering what I have been doing to keep myself entertained, some of you may not care whatsoever. But for those of you who do, I will try to give you some insight. In the building I live in there are a few other people who are in more or less the same boat I am. By that I mean they are living here, far away from home, and doing therapy over at RIM. We do manage to befriend each other from time to time and usually spend one or two nights a week hanging out and watching movies. I have also found here what seems, at least to me, to be almost like an adoptive family. Their daughter is close to my age and has a similar injury to mine and is going therapy at RIM as well. They first invited me to spend Easter with them after only talking to me one time. I ended up staying the night and with their insistence have returned since. I don’t necessarily do a lot there, but that it what I like. I am the kind of person that really enjoys just sitting down, hanging out, and conversing with new people. And the big chocolate lab named Boomer that looks just like Maddie gives their house a certain feeling of home. That may sound a bit strange, but I do enjoy my trips to Toledo and I am very grateful that they continue to have me. I haven’t gotten out to see much of the sights around here yet, but my stay here is still young. The weather is getting nicer and I hope to get out and see some of the parks and the lake and such. Also I am working on getting a handcycle and hopefully I will have it soon and will be able to hit some of the local trails. At some point I hope to make it to Canada. However, at this point I am waiting on my new passport. (As mine was stolen while in Portugal for those of you who may not remember)

One final thing I will mention is my vacation I am planning this summer. I only mention it because, well, quite frankly I am pretty excited about it. I plan on going to Australia. I am leaving the 25th of June and flying to Sydney. I will be meeting up with Greg while I am there and we have plans to travel the country for three weeks. I will be returning to the states on July 17th, but only as far as Los Angeles. Then Greg and I are planning taking a week to drive cross country and return home. I think this will be a well deserved trip after all of my work here in therapy. It might take every dollar I have, but I think it will turn into one of those life defining experiences, and with that, how can I afford not to go. Needless to say I am excited. I never would have thought that in a six month period I would have crossed two oceans and three continents. Not to mention the fact that it was done from a wheelchair. Now that I read that back to myself is sounds a bit like gloating, and I’m tempted to delete it, but I won’t. The truth is that I haven’t let this disability get the best of me. I am accomplishing just as much now, if not more, than I was before and I am thankful. Thankful for all of the support from my friends, family, and all of those who are neither really but still felt desire to reach out and help me. Until next time, Thank You.

04/17/07

I just want to post a quick message and let everyone know how things are going up here in Detroit. Therapy is going well. For the most part I am working on trying to develop and strengthen the muscles in my core. The stronger my abs and back are the more exercises I can do and the more likely muscles in my legs are to kick in. I spend a lot of time down one the ground on the mat doing different exercises involving reaching and sit up type of things as well as many others which are hard to describe. Also within the last week I have gotten back into working with my leg braces again. I think they were somewhat disgusted with my technique when I arrived and it has been totally revamped. Now with a stronger core I am able to stand much more upright and I am much more sturdy when I stand in the braces. Also I have begun doing what some may call “walking,” by that I mean that I now actually take steps one foot in front of the other in the braces as opposed to hopping. I think this is more a result of learning how to use and strengthening my core, rather than actually gaining any movement in my legs, but either way it is somewhat exciting. I have been doing it in the parallel bars and today did some in the next step walker. (Looks like a big baby walker.)

Now to attempt to answer a question I seem to get often. Have I got anything back yet? Good question. Well as far as sensation goes I have not noticed any changes whatsoever. However, when it comes to motor function I am not quite as sure. I am using muscles in my abs, back and sides that I was not using before. However, even though I am using them, I can not feel them. The only way I know a muscle is flexing is be either seeing it, or by having a trainer feel the muscle while I attempt to work it. So I am not sure if these are new muscles that I am discovering or if they worked all along and I was just unaware. Either way I am now using muscles that I was once told I would be unable to use.

Another question: Am I happy with my progress so far? The answer is yes. The therapy here is extremely intense and not to be underestimated. My rather vague report here in my blog really does not do it justice and the only way to really see how hard all of the patients, including myself work while they are here. I continue so see progress in myself each visit, and look forward to my next session. Also, I am still a relatively short time out of surgery, I am still not hardly even into the timeframe of starting to get return, so I am still hopeful for that in the future.

One last question I have received from a few people is when I will be coming home. The short answer is memorial weekend for Cody’s graduation. At this point I have not decided whether or not I will return after that. With the progress I am seeing myself making at this point, I think that I probably will. I am confident in the quality of care here and really think that it will be beneficial for me as long I can stay here and rehab.

04/01/07

Hello everyone, I want to apologize for my delay in posting. It has been a combination of being busy and procrastination. There have been quite a few more recent posts on the carepages. If you would like to check them, go to www.carepages.com and my carepage name is HarrisISU. There are a bunch of posts from Portugal to let everyone know how it went.

For those of you who haven’t been checking the carepage, I will try to sum things up. It was a very good experience. Doctor Lima was very nice and the staff was very attentive. The city was beautiful, but a very different from the cities back home. The surgery went well, Dr. Lima mentioned that there was very little scar tissue and the lesion was smaller than expected. He was very excited about my potential and felt that I was a very good patient for both the surgery and the rehabilitation.

I came home to heal for a few weeks. I spent some time working and saying my goodbyes once again. Now I am here in Detroit. Of all the places I thought I would live one day, the inner city of Detroit was not one of them. However, my apartment is nice, I have already met some of my neighbors (also patients at the rehab clinic) and don’t foresee any real problems. I had my initial consultation on Thursday and did a little bit of therapy. The people here seem to really know what they are doing and I have a lot of confidence that they will be able to help me. I look forward to working hard and making progress. I don’t know for sure how long I will be here. Right now it is looking like it will be two months, but that could easily become longer. I will try to do a better job of updating the page and want thank you all for your continued support.

02/02/07

I just wanted to get a quick message up here for those of you who still check this on a regular basis. I got some good news this week. I will be having surgery either the 24th or 25th of this month. We will be flying out on the 18th and back on the 5th of March. After I am home for a few weeks I will be moving to Detroit to begin my rehabilitation and therapy and that could take anywhere from two to six months. Many people have asked me if am nervous. And really I am not that nervous, mostly I am just excited. This is the chance I have been looking for and I intend to make the most of it.

Other than that I haven't been up to a whole lot. I have been working a Lowe's and at Kreg Tool just about every day. Also I have been getting to the gym about three days a week in order to try to get myself back into shape before I begin therapy. Some of you may have seen the stories this week, but if you didn't, I did a stories both with channel 5 and with Fox 17. The more of those I do, the easier it seem to get. It is a good thing I am not too shy or to nervous to tell my story to anyone who asks. It will be interesting to see if anyone does another story before I leave, but if not I'm sure there will be one upon my return.

I will leave this message at that. I just wanted to kind of let everyone know what is going on, and kind of were I will be for the next few months. I will attempt to always keep this updated, and hopefully I will do a better job than I have the last couple of months.

Thanks,

Lee

01/17/06

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to post a quick note to let everyone know what is going on. I got a phone call from Dr. Lima this week and we was very confident that my surgery will be happening sometime late February or early March. I will hopefully have a date by the end of the week. We had no doubts that things would happen for us, but we are very happy to see things back in action again.

Another thing, I want to remind everyone that the dinner and aution in Slater is this weekend. Dinner starts at 5:30 and the auction will follow. It is located at the elementary school in Slater. To download an excel list of the items click HERE. It should be a lot of fun and I encourage everyone to come.

Lee

12/30/06

I first want to start off by explaining what is going on with my surgery. It has been postponed. The exact reason for this is explained in the following post. As of right now we do not have a new date for the surgery but I still have every intention of having the operation. However, because of the delay, I have chosen to enroll in school this spring and hope to be going to Lisbon this summer. I will be sure to you let you know as soon as I do.

Also we had our poker tournament today, we had about 25 players and we had a good time. Brent Jones won the tournament with Dylan Walter and Dusty Loy following second and third respectively.

We are heading to Pheonix this week for the golf tournament. We have to change planes in Denver, so hopefully we won't run into to many problems with weather. They have lots of big plans for the tournament and I believe there are going to be lots of participants, so it should be a really exiting weekend.

12/15/06

This is the same post that appeared on my carepage as well as my myspace page and explains exactly what is going on with my surgery. It is a setback, but is in no way stopping me from completing my goal.

Yesterday, Lee received an email from his surgeon in Portugal, Dr. Lima, stating that the Ministry of Health is requiring Dr. Lima and his team prepare a review of their procedures and do additional follow-up documentation on the 106 patients who have already had the surgery. The Ministry felt it was necessary to not have any patients at the hospital during the review so all patients currently scheduled for surgery are being postponed.

We are not sure at this time how long the delay will be. This will not affect our goal of raising $150,000 for Lee's recovery fund. We plan to continue with all of our events. This will give us the opportunity get some rest before the surgery. Lee will enroll at ISU next semester and be ready to go when we get the green light. We had originally anticipated him not having surgery until sometime late 2007 or early 2008 so this may put us back in to that time frame.

We were sad yesterday. Today our smiles, our determination, and our courage are intact and even stronger. Remember "Forever Is Not An Option."

Take care! Marc, Renee, Lee, and Cody

12/04/06

Sorry I haven't posted for awhile I have been really busy. The fund raising has been going really well. We have raised almost $85,000 so far and still have more fundraisers planned. The next one scheduled is planned for December 16. It is a pancake breakfast in Kelley at the fire station. I have two more weeks of school left and hopefully after that I can update my page a little better to let everyone know about everything that is going on. I have been in the news a few time since the last time I posted. Channel 5 did a two part story which can be viewed from their website. I also did an article for the Iowa State Daily, and the Iowa State News Service, both of which can be viewed at their respective websites. I have also done a few other interviews. It seems that we are doing a very good job at getting the word out, not just about me, but about stem cell research as a whole. As busy as I am it can sometimes become to forget the big picture and I encourage everyone to show their support not only for me, but for stem cell research in general.

One thing that a lot of poeople are asking about is the T-shirts. We have the shirts now. The cost is $15.00 and you can get them from either me or my parents. If you don't see either one of us, you can mail us your donation, and we will ship your shirt to you, just send me an e-mail if you are interested.

I have updated the calender with a few more upcoming events so check those out and hope to have a link up to a page soon with auction items for January 20. Thanks again everyone.

This will always be updated with my most current post which is the same post that appears on my myspace page. If you wish to view any of my previous posts click here or click the posts tab at the top of the page. If yo don't know much about me or my cause and would like to learn more, there is huge amount of informations in all of my posts, so feel free to check them out.

11/10/16

I know I haven't posted for awhile, I have been very busy. I just wanted to post and let everyone know how things are going. The stem cell rally in Des Moines went well. When Chet Culver was speaking he mentioned me and my misson, so that was nice. Not to mention following the speach I had four or five people waiting to have interviews with me, and I think I was on the news again.

We had what I would call our first real fundraising event yesterday. We had a pizza lunch in the chemistry building at Iowa State. It went better than any of us imagined. Between the pizza sales, t-shirt sales, and donations recieved durring the event we ended up profiting over $2500 for the Free Lee fund. I am continually amazed and energized by the generousity of those around me. Not just those I know, but from people who I have never met. I want to thank everyone.

If you haven't heard yet the t-shirts are in. The cost is $15 and I personally think they look pretty good. The guy who designed them must have known what he was doing.

We have our dinner and auction in Albia tomorrow night. For those of you attending it should be a very enjoyable time. For those of you who bought football raffle tickets, the drawing is tomorrow, so don't be surprised if you get a phone call. For any of you who have not purchased raffle tickets yet, they are still available today, so if you want one, let Renee, Julie, or myself know ASAP.

Other than that I'm doing pretty well. I am keeping very busy. School is going well, rather difficult, but well. I am still working both jobs, however, I don't work quite as many hours as I would like, but I find it increasingly difficult to find the time. Both companies I work for know my situation and if they weren't so understanding and generous I would probably be out of a job, so I want to thank them. There was an article on the Iowa State web page about me that was written very well, so if you get a chance check that out.

One final thought, and it is more of a rant really. For those of you who are in Iowa, you already know the current weather sitituation. But for those of you who are not, two days ago it was 75 degrees. Today we are recieving multiple inches of snow, only in Iowa. I will leave you with that, thanks again everyone.

10/29/06

I just wanted to post a quick message this morning. Everything seems to be going pretty well, everyones generosity and willingness to help out is really helping us along the way.

Monday I will be in Des Moines. Michael J. Fox will be in town as will Senator Harkin, and I have a front row seat. I will let everyone know how it goes.

One final note that I have is one that I am passing on from Mid-America Group and reads as follows:

Also, the Mid-America Group contribution of $25,000 is a challenge. They are matching funds raised by employees and sales associates up to $25,000. Together they are committed meeting this match. President of Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group, REALTORS, Carolyn Helmlinger and her husband Conrad have started the group out with a personal contribution of $1,000. On Friday, Mid-America Commercial committed to $3,500 and Broker Associate Dean Weitenhagen donated $500. We are inspired and humbled by this generous group of people. We will keep them and all of you in our prayers.

I just want to take this opportunity to thank Mid-America Group and everyone for all of your support.

10/25/06

There Have been many questions pertaining the raffle tickets for the football game. The package includes:

- St. Louis Rams vs San Francisco Football game on November 26, 2006
- 4 luxury suite tickets with refreshments provided during the game.
- 1 night accommodations for 4 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in St. Louis.
- St. Louis Rams gift basket.
- Hummer Limo ride to game.

The tickets are $100 each and only 100 of them will be sold. We should have them ready to go by the end of the week. If you are interested please contact us. Also we are hoping to have them at the Ballard High School Football game friday night, so if you are interested come and find us there.

One final note on the raffle. The drawing will be held November 11, 2006 at the dinner and auction in Albia, Iowa. However, you do not need to be present to win, but just know you may be contacted that night.

Another subject I wanted to bring up is T-Shirts. They have been designed and ordered and will hopefully be here before the 11th. They are black T-shirts with the logo, website, and surgery date on the back, and Free Lee on the front chest. The cost will be $15 and we will start selling them as soon as we have them.

There have been some questions pertaining to the calender. There are events coming up that are not on there. This is because the detail have not been worked out yet. One big event is a Free Lee benifit concert that will be held at the high school and will feature local Rock talents. The admission will be $5 and there will be food and snack available for purchase. The original date set for the concert was November 18th, however, there is a girls basketball game in ankeny that night, so the concert will have to be rescheduled. I will post it as soon as I know.

One last note. Chet Culver was on Iowa State's campus today durring a University campaign tour. I was able to talk to both him and Selden Spencer today and give them all of the information about me, and the surgery in general. We also capitalized on the fact that there was a few different media sources there, so hopefully you will all see Free Lee around different places.

10/17/06

This is a copy of a post from the carepage that my mom made this morning. It brings up a pretty important issue, so if any of you have any tips or contacts that might be able to help us out, let us know. There is some contact information in the post. You can contact her, or any of us, all of our information is on the contact page.

Ok guy's the fundraising is progressing, but we need someone's help out there. We have two fantastic items we want to raffle, plus we have a whole basket program but we are hitting a brick wall with the State of Iowa for a license. Does anyone out ther have a connection with a group or church who may have a current 501C permit from the State of Iowa that includes a raffle clause? We are totally stuck if we can't identify someone since the first fundraising event is coming up on November 11th. Please helps us out if you can. Either call me at home 515-769-2436, cell 515-231-2483, or work 515-294-6343. You may also email me at rmharris@iastate.edu.

10/13/06

I know I haven't posted for awhile but I have been really busy with school and work for the last few weeks. The fundraising planning meeting went well, or at least that is what I'm told. I had test that evening and was not able to attend. People had lots of interesting ideas and ambition to carry them out. As things get confirmed with dates and more exact details I will get them on the site.

As you all know the fundraising has begun and we have had one group really meet the challenge. The The Mid-America Group has made a significant donation of $25,000 in response to a request submitted by Robin von Gillern, an employee of the Mid-America Group. She is also a freind and coworker of my aunt Julie. She had requested the the company match what the employees raise, and they decided to do better. On behalf of myself and the whole team I want to thank Robin and Mid-America as a whole. We are all very moved by you generosity, we really can not thank you enough. This will give us a very good start to our fundraising as well as big boost toward achieving the final goal. Thank you.

One other final note, I growing increasingly frustrated with my myspace page. With the amount of information I am posting on it, it is becoming somewhat sloppy and hard to read. Also, if you are not a member you can not see any of my pictures or videos. As a result I have created a new page which can be accessed by clicking HERE. It has most of the same info as this page but is organized and looks much more professional. When I make a new post I will put it on both pages, so don't worry about missing one. I am still working on getting the site all put together, so some links and things may not work right. So if you get a chance check it out and let me know what you think. It should be a big improvement over my Myspace page.

09/25/06

I just got word from Dr. Lima today and the surgery is scheduled for February 9, 2007. Now that we have a date we just have to make sure to have everything ready to go.

As far as update on fundraising the only thing concrete is going to be November 11 in Albia we are doing a dinner and dance night sort of a thing with an auction. Also, October 10 we are having a meeting at Ballard High School to discuss methods of fundraising. Anyone is welcome to attend and give their two cents worth. There are a few other things in the works, so keep checking. Also, about fund raising, Family and Freinds are helping out a lot and the carepage may get updated with something that is not on this one, so be sure to check both.

09/21/06

I had another very busy day today. I got a call late this afternoon from my mom and she was down at my high school and there was a news crew there to film the football game tonight. Well it just so happens that they were looking for something else to do a story on, my mom was there when they said it, and so I got a phone call. So I went down and we filmed some stuff and did an interview. They put together a pretty good story and part of it aired at 6 and the whole story aired at 10 on WHO TV 13.

I gave away a ton of stickers tonight, so I am sure there are alot of you reading this website for the first time. I want to thank you all for taking the time the time to check it out. If you have read this far and are still not sure what is going on, I appologize, but I'm not sure you are going to figure it out. That is a joke, so nobody send me an angry message about it. Other than that there have been a ton of fund raising ideas thrown out in the last few day and I appreciate all of them. We are currently working on getting some of them in concrete and dates set, and you can be sure I will let you know as soon as I do.

09/20/06

I have recieved a bunch of different information from Dr. Lima in the last few days. We have been sending emails back and forth and her is what I know now, starting with the most exiting. Appartently my surgery has been scheduled for quite some time for October 27. Considering I found this out today, I assumed 2007, but no, 2006. Apparently I am supposed to be having surgery in a month. However, just hearing this for the first time today, there is no way I can be ready, I don't have the money raised, I don't have my passport, I'm in school and numerous other things. I am a bit frustrated that I didn't know sooner so I could be ready for October, but more excited to know that things are actually moving on. So I am going to get the date rescheduled, but things are going to be happening sooner than any of us thought.

Now this is a really great thing, however, it is going to take a huge effort on everyone's part. Mine, my family's, my friends, and all of you who read this page. The day we have been waiting for has come, now it is time to step up, get the money raised, and get to work.

I will let everyone know as I get more information but I just wanted to let everyone know that THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND THE TIME IS NOW.

09/12/06

It is hard to believe it has been a year already. I just want to take the time to thank everyone who has been helping and supporting me. I know you will all continue to help in any way you can and I greatly appreciate it.

Also I want to let everyone know I have the site that you can now make a donation to. Just click the link below or go to the NTAF website and type in my name. Thanks.