Posted on Facebook at 8:30am:
It looks like we’ll be returning to Ashburn sometime during the last week of September. His treatment will continue at home, including the Medium Nerve Stimulation. Ryan is in good general physical health & we hope this helps his mental recovery. Remember, Jon May sentencing is 10/12 @ 11:30am.
I hear from Ken that Ryan had a good day. I’m back from work and am enjoying my special time with Ryan. I enjoy the late nights with him when we can sit together holding hands and I share with him stories of the good times we’ve had. I heard a story today about a young man who was in a coma for 10 years and just wo.e up one day. I love hearing those stories. They really help me to keep the hope alive. Please let me know if anyone knows of anyone who has a similar story. I would love to talk to them. We’re in the process of preparing for the trip back home. I can’t wait for Ryan to have Duke and Tucker (and yes, even Maddux the cat) snuggle with him on the bed and for him to be able to hear (and hopefully) even see his friends. We’ll miss Kessler terribly. They have been so great to us and I hope to be back again one day soon with a wide awake Ryan! Thanks to all for the continued prayer, love, and support. All my love… Sue
Posted on Facebook at 8:45pm:
We are in the planning stage for discharge from Kessler & bringing Ryan home. We expect this to occur mid-September. We’ll miss the amazing people of Kessler. Still, we are excited to come home to a community that has embraced us & Ryan.
Thanks to all for the continued prayer and support! It’s been an emotional week with Kari off at college. We are so proud of her and appreciate the love and support from the Mountaineer family!! I know Ryan is so proud of her. I wish he could be there to share these moments with her! Please keep the hope up for him to awaken!! All my love…Sue
As we know Ryan is undergoing Medical Nerve Stimulation (MNS) http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-02/radical-cures?page=1 an exciting and promising medical procedure to wake his sleeping brain. It’s every day for 8-10 hours. Since it is a relatively new to coma patients, The Diviney’s insurance company will not cover it. The procedure will cost between $100,000 to $120,000. The Divineys’ will have to pay for this out of pocket as they have for many other medical expenses that are not covered. Ryan’s Rally Funds from the many fundraisers held in Ashburn and West VA over the last nine months have helped greatly with some of the expenses. Since this procedure is so promising I would like to do another fundraiser, but this one is a little different. Because of the economy I would rather not ask any more small businesses in our community to take on another fundraiser, so instead I would like to ask Team Diviney to step up to the plate. If everyone donates $20 even $10 that would be $100,000 right away and pay for all of Ryan’s MNS and you don’t even have to leave your house! You can use your debit/credit card at the secure website PayPal and it will go into the trust account, http://www.ryansrally.org/index_files/donate.htm , or you can send a check made out to Ryan’s Rally to: Ryan’s Rally c/o Ashburn Village sports Pavilion, 20585 Ashburn Village Sports Pavilion, Ashburn, Va. 20147 and it will be deposited into the trust.
August 11:
Brandy Brubaker, the reporter from the Dominion Post who has been following Ryan since the attack, visited yesterday. She is preparing a story on Ryan that will run in a future Sunday edition. Ryan continues with his MNS treatment, and the intensity was stepped up today. His chest is still clearing, but he sounds much better.
August 15:
Thanks for ALL the offers to help get Kari off to college. It’s great to have this set up. Ryan has been dealing with his eyes being infected over the past few days. We are giving him medicine to treat, but it seems to be a slow process. Our deepest thanks to Dr. Myers (Professor Brewster’s friend/colleague) for buying Kari’s text books this semester!
August 17:
Ryan’s eyes are looking much better. He was also taken off of medication to control his sodium (a function of the pituitary). MNS continues; so far we haven’t noted any changes in him. We are told this could take some time.
Posted on Facebook at 12:00pm:
Ryan will be undergoing cutting edge treatment; Median Nerve Stimulation! Electrodes impulse from the wrists, up the spine & to the thalamus (main brain relay area). it excites the brain & increases flow to the cerebral cortex (cognitive area). It is believe to stimulate new axon growth & connections.
A short article in the March 2010 issue of Popular Science that describes Median Nerve Stimulation:
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-02/radical-cures?page=1
Posted on Facebook at 6:30am:
Ryan’s lungs are clearing quite nicely. He has put together a run of restful nights. I know I mentioned this before, but the overwhelming amount of people “still here” is staggering! In one form or another, thousands of people have let us know we are not walking this journey alone. Thank you! It helps us more than I can say.
Posted on Facebook at 9:00am
Ryan had a full day of therapy yesterday. It’s nice to be able to focus on rehabilitation instead of recovery. He is still bringing up a lot of secretions, and this will happen for a while, but the color & consistency looks much better. Convict May is scheduled for sentencing on 10/12 @ 11:30; mark your calendars.
Posted on Facebook at 8:00am:
It is so wonderful to have Ryan back at Kessler. The staff here really does love him. They take care of him like he is one of their own family members. I also read that Kessler is AGAIN (for something like 10 years running) ranked #2 in the nation for their performance & care. It was the right choice to bring him here.