Re: [emrat:15219] Update on Huc from Paula

Gosh, I was off my GMail for a couple of months so I'm just catching up on this.  

Liz and I both send our best wishes to Paula and Huc and hopes for a speedy recovery!  

Hope everyone has a great holiday this year as well!

Martin

On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM Curtis Graves <ikonoklass@gmail.com> wrote:

FYI - We've been busy for the last two weeks. Our friend John helped the first weekend home with final touches to Brian's temporary living quarters, errands, chores, and made a Brian's welcome home & Paula's birthday dinner. It was great to have help.

Brian had 8 days of home physical and occupational therapy. The therapists gave suggestions for tools and modifications to help with daily activities. He now gets dressed in 30 minutes, a new record! His daily activities are getting easier as he works hard and we figure out what works.

After consulting several doctors, they recommended a 14-day heart monitor to rule out heart-related problems that could've caused the stroke. If nothing's found, they've recommended a standard set of drugs to reduce the risk of another stroke.

Thursday, he started outpatient therapy. They recommended 2X a week for 4 weeks and weekly after that. Two months of appointments are booked, and additional equipment for home therapy is being ordered. Brian has a lot of 'homework' to do between appointments.

We're grateful for everyone helping with meals (or gift cards). We're exhausted after all the appointments and other things, so we can't imagine having to cook healthy meals too. Thanks again! We're close to picking out a meal service to help in the long run. There are still a few days left on the meal train if you want to help. https://mealtrain.com/emknv1

Our insurance company assigned a social worker to help us find respite care and to ensure Paula doesn't get worn out or help if she's sick. We've also reached out to stroke support groups in town and plan to attend one soon. Paula tries to do at least one self-care activity daily, including meditations, journaling, and therapist visits. Brian says he naps. Thanks for continuing to check in on our well-being.

Due to the long journey, we may send fewer updates in the future. But we'll let you know if something major happens. We'll also reach out if we need help. We remain hopeful for Brian's continued hard work, great medical care, and your positive thoughts and prayers. We're grateful for everyone's help so far!

Love, Brian and Paula

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[emrat:15218] Update on Huc from Paula

FYI - We've been busy for the last two weeks. Our friend John helped the first weekend home with final touches to Brian's temporary living quarters, errands, chores, and made a Brian's welcome home & Paula's birthday dinner. It was great to have help.

Brian had 8 days of home physical and occupational therapy. The therapists gave suggestions for tools and modifications to help with daily activities. He now gets dressed in 30 minutes, a new record! His daily activities are getting easier as he works hard and we figure out what works.

After consulting several doctors, they recommended a 14-day heart monitor to rule out heart-related problems that could've caused the stroke. If nothing's found, they've recommended a standard set of drugs to reduce the risk of another stroke.

Thursday, he started outpatient therapy. They recommended 2X a week for 4 weeks and weekly after that. Two months of appointments are booked, and additional equipment for home therapy is being ordered. Brian has a lot of 'homework' to do between appointments.

We're grateful for everyone helping with meals (or gift cards). We're exhausted after all the appointments and other things, so we can't imagine having to cook healthy meals too. Thanks again! We're close to picking out a meal service to help in the long run. There are still a few days left on the meal train if you want to help. https://mealtrain.com/emknv1

Our insurance company assigned a social worker to help us find respite care and to ensure Paula doesn't get worn out or help if she's sick. We've also reached out to stroke support groups in town and plan to attend one soon. Paula tries to do at least one self-care activity daily, including meditations, journaling, and therapist visits. Brian says he naps. Thanks for continuing to check in on our well-being.

Due to the long journey, we may send fewer updates in the future. But we'll let you know if something major happens. We'll also reach out if we need help. We remain hopeful for Brian's continued hard work, great medical care, and your positive thoughts and prayers. We're grateful for everyone's help so far!

Love, Brian and Paula

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[emrat:15217] Swap Meet

Warf and l are setting up at Sun Enterprises,so come on down and say hello....

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Re: [emrat:15216] Update on Huc from Paula

This is great news. I wish for more positivity to come Huc and Paula's way.  Wayne E.

On 10/26/2025 7:21 PM MDT Curtis Graves <ikonoklass@gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

The latest on Brian.  Brian is home!  It was another busy few days getting ready for this day.  The truck was cleaned with removal of the remaining Utah dirt from our long trip.  Thankfully I will not have to wipe the wheelchair clean each and every time I take it out - lol Our friend Vicky installed a hand railing in the garage as Brian can't walk stairs without one.  Thanks to the Wine Party Girls our home is sparkling clean. Final prep of the main floor bathroom and bedroom are complete so he doesn't have to climb 15+ stairs quite yet.  Brian and I learned how to work together (without getting onto each other's nerves) to safely go up and down stairs and get in and out of the car.  We are pros now!  

After talking to PT/OT later in the week, we agreed to home therapy before the first outpatient therapy so the next few weeks will be very busy.  And because of that we set up a meal train for those in the Denver area to bring meals while we figure out a long-term solution since Brian is the chef in the house :). We'll let you know if there are other ways to help besides that.  https://mealtrain.com/emknv1

Still no significant changes in feeling on the right but there's no telling what or when more feeling will return.  We remain hopeful for excellent progress with Brian's continued hard work, great medical help and your continued positive thoughts and prayers.

Love, Brian and Paula

 

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Re: [emrat:15215] Update on Huc from Paula

Thoughts and Prayers heading your way!

Vince

On Oct 27, 2025, at 7:26 AM, robert sheehan <bob.sheehan2@gmail.com> wrote:

This is good news. Thanks for letting us know.

Bob

On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM Curtis Graves <ikonoklass@gmail.com> wrote:

The latest on Brian.  Brian is home!  It was another busy few days getting ready for this day.  The truck was cleaned with removal of the remaining Utah dirt from our long trip.  Thankfully I will not have to wipe the wheelchair clean each and every time I take it out - lol Our friend Vicky installed a hand railing in the garage as Brian can't walk stairs without one.  Thanks to the Wine Party Girls our home is sparkling clean. Final prep of the main floor bathroom and bedroom are complete so he doesn't have to climb 15+ stairs quite yet.  Brian and I learned how to work together (without getting onto each other's nerves) to safely go up and down stairs and get in and out of the car.  We are pros now!  

After talking to PT/OT later in the week, we agreed to home therapy before the first outpatient therapy so the next few weeks will be very busy.  And because of that we set up a meal train for those in the Denver area to bring meals while we figure out a long-term solution since Brian is the chef in the house :). We'll let you know if there are other ways to help besides that.  https://mealtrain.com/emknv1

Still no significant changes in feeling on the right but there's no telling what or when more feeling will return.  We remain hopeful for excellent progress with Brian's continued hard work, great medical help and your continued positive thoughts and prayers.

Love, Brian and Paula

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Re: [emrat:15214] Update on Huc from Paula

This is good news. Thanks for letting us know.

Bob

On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM Curtis Graves <ikonoklass@gmail.com> wrote:

The latest on Brian.  Brian is home!  It was another busy few days getting ready for this day.  The truck was cleaned with removal of the remaining Utah dirt from our long trip.  Thankfully I will not have to wipe the wheelchair clean each and every time I take it out - lol Our friend Vicky installed a hand railing in the garage as Brian can't walk stairs without one.  Thanks to the Wine Party Girls our home is sparkling clean. Final prep of the main floor bathroom and bedroom are complete so he doesn't have to climb 15+ stairs quite yet.  Brian and I learned how to work together (without getting onto each other's nerves) to safely go up and down stairs and get in and out of the car.  We are pros now!  

After talking to PT/OT later in the week, we agreed to home therapy before the first outpatient therapy so the next few weeks will be very busy.  And because of that we set up a meal train for those in the Denver area to bring meals while we figure out a long-term solution since Brian is the chef in the house :). We'll let you know if there are other ways to help besides that.  https://mealtrain.com/emknv1

Still no significant changes in feeling on the right but there's no telling what or when more feeling will return.  We remain hopeful for excellent progress with Brian's continued hard work, great medical help and your continued positive thoughts and prayers.

Love, Brian and Paula

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[emrat:15213] Update on Huc from Paula

The latest on Brian.  Brian is home!  It was another busy few days getting ready for this day.  The truck was cleaned with removal of the remaining Utah dirt from our long trip.  Thankfully I will not have to wipe the wheelchair clean each and every time I take it out - lol Our friend Vicky installed a hand railing in the garage as Brian can't walk stairs without one.  Thanks to the Wine Party Girls our home is sparkling clean. Final prep of the main floor bathroom and bedroom are complete so he doesn't have to climb 15+ stairs quite yet.  Brian and I learned how to work together (without getting onto each other's nerves) to safely go up and down stairs and get in and out of the car.  We are pros now!  

After talking to PT/OT later in the week, we agreed to home therapy before the first outpatient therapy so the next few weeks will be very busy.  And because of that we set up a meal train for those in the Denver area to bring meals while we figure out a long-term solution since Brian is the chef in the house :). We'll let you know if there are other ways to help besides that.  https://mealtrain.com/emknv1

Still no significant changes in feeling on the right but there's no telling what or when more feeling will return.  We remain hopeful for excellent progress with Brian's continued hard work, great medical help and your continued positive thoughts and prayers.

Love, Brian and Paula

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