Posts by Ernie and Ashleigh Szabo

We had a scare the other night that just reminded me again of difficulties people face when their bodies are compromised. It sure does not seem fair, but even the simplest things become a challenge.

We had some really bizarre weather recently. The remnants of Hurricane Ike came through Ohio wit a vengeance. We had wind gusts at eighty mile plus an hour and sustained winds in the forty’s and fifty’s. Power was out across the state. We had a lot of limbs down but none damaged the house.

Ashleigh was able to go see another one of her favorite bands, Rascal Flatts. Not only did she get to go to the concert but she also was able to meet them backstage.

We recently attended a cousin’s wedding. We had a very nice time and Ashleigh seemed to enjoy herself. Ashleigh is so cute in that she likes to participate in all of the wedding rituals. She almost caught the bouquet, she did the dollar dance, all that stuff. We got to visit with family we don’t…

We went to another concert recently. Ashleigh has been a big Jewel fan forever and Jewel was in concert in Cincinnati with Brad Paisley.

Ashleigh has a new piece of exercise equipment that we think is producing some good results. It is an eVO pedaler from Assistive Therapy Solutions Inc. www.assistivetherapy.com This machine is an exercise bike but it is motor driven and has handles that also exercise the arms.

Ashleigh’s English Mastiff Reggie has passed away. The life span for a Mastiff is 8-10 years but Reggie lived to be about 13 years old. Even though it was time it is still upsetting. Ashleigh cried for Reggie who we had since he was a baby.

Here are some pictures of Ashleigh walking in the gait trainer (LiteGait). She was doing so well with the walker that we tried it one day without it. I think she looks great!

Ashleigh recently celebrated her 28th birthday. it is hard to believe it has been nine years since her accident. These are certainly not the circumstances we imagined for her.

  Our niece Celeste and her husband Chris recently had a beautiful baby girl, Natalie Grace. We are lucky that they live close and Ashleigh gets to see her a lot. Ashleigh loves holding her and taking care of her. Here are some pictures of Ash and the baby.