{Karlton Bontrager}

This past Friday- August 13th was a totally odd day for me. I had known for a couple weeks time that it was my discharge day from rehab. That’s right, I finally got released from the confines of rehab, because my team of therapists felt they had taught me all they could for therapeutic lessons, [...]

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On Thursday, July 8th, mom and I attended a family meeting at The Sargent Center to receive a status report on my rehabilitation. In attendance at the meeting were my speech and language therapist (SLT), occupational therapist (OT), the assistant director of the program, mom, and me. The meeting began with a report from the [...]

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Since the time I regained consciousness in the Dunedin Hospital system, I have waged an uphill battle towards my recovery and rehabilitation. I have made remarkable strides, but I feel there are gains I can yet make. Sunday, July 4th, 2004, marked the two-year anniversary of my traumatic snowboarding accident in New Zealand. Two years [...]

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Today, January 4 2004, is the exact one and a half year anniversary of my serious snowboarding accident in New Zealand. Since I was on the other side of the international dateline at the time, my accident date is July 5th, 2002, but that is equivalent to USA July 4th. I think it is remarkable [...]

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Since the completion of the Shake-A-Leg program on July 19th, I have spent a week visiting friends and family in Southern California, and have joined a gym in East Providence. I have focused on building upon the strength that I established in the summer, as well as swimming regularly for the aerobic benefits. I must [...]

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I pen this as the Shake-A-Leg program draws to a close its fourth of five weeks. I have been motivated in many different activities, most of which challenge me. My Occupational Therapist has used various tactics to encourage the use of my oft-neglected left hand. To that end, she restrained my right hand and then [...]

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A thought occurred to me today that was rather profound while also innately understandable. You likely know/remember that my life-changing accident took place on July 5th in New Zealand in 2002. So, considering that NZ is over the international dateline, it serves to say that the accident fell (literally) on July Fourth (Independence Day) in [...]

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I apologize to all the readership that have awaited a fresh update. It seems time passes at a rate so fast that I often cannot keep up. Compared to before, my life has become much busier. In January I learned of a local rugby club, and since then I have been volunteering as assistant rugby [...]

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38 Radcliffe Ave. Providence, RI 02908 (401)351-9375 Thank you very much for your continued support since I sustained my traumatic brain injury on July 5, 2002. Although I am still recovering and participate in regular rehab at the Sargent Rehabilitation Center in Warwick, RI, I am very proud of the progress I have made. My [...]

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Hey Everyone, This is my last message for a while, as I’m headed out on a flight back to the USA tomorrow, November 19th, finally after four extremely long months! Although I’ll be in Los Angeles, my stay there will be extremely brief, as I shall head to Dad’s house for Thanksgiving in Rhode Island, [...]

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