Posts by Ernie and Ashleigh Szabo

We recently had a death in the family as we lost our patriarch, Dave, who all the grandkids and great-grandkids simply called “Pap”. He was a wonderful man, very intelligent, caring, and soft-spoken. Dave is my wife’s father and his death was unexpected and is still devastating to our very tight-knit family.

Ashleigh gave me a great birthday present yesterday. When I got home from a job my wife said Ashleigh had a surprise for me and she was able to purposefully move the pointer finger on her left hand. This is really the first time she has been able to do that since her accident in…

If any of you have had a medical bed at home you know what the beds are like. They look like they are from WWII with the clunky metal frames and fake woodgrain panels. The motors are slow and squeaky and always sounds like the hamster needs to be changed. Sometimes you don’t even qualify…

I was coming home from doing some measurements at a house where I will be building a wheelchair ramp. My phone cell phone rang but at first I did not hear anyone on the other end.

  People have asked for more on the Lokomat Gait Trainer. We were able to use the computerized Lokomat Gait Training system while at The Rehab Institute of Chicago. While Ashleigh was only on it twice, it was very cool. The robotics combined with the computer system puts the user in perfect position to walk…

  People calling our support line (1-877-810-2100) have asked whether Ashleigh has spoken again. See bottom of blog for audio files.

Ashleigh spent about six weeks in in-patient rehab that The Drake Center in Cincinnati. Our Phsyiatrist recommended it and one of the main reasons was that he wanted to try to work on her vocalization.

  We surprised Ashleigh with a trip to see her favorite singer Jewel in Columbus. We did not tell her about the concert until the morning of the show because she doesn’t sleep very well if she gets excited and anxious about things.