http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog Join in the worldwide effort of encouraging Eric by posting a comment. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:21:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Eric is having a baclofen pump implanted tomorrow. Eric currently takes baclofen daily. It is a muscle relaxer. Unfortunately if he takes too much he falls asleep during class. The pump will be attached to a catheter to his spinal column. The baclofen will then ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2009/03/26/surgery-tomorrow/ Hello everybody! Thank you for your support throughout this whole process. You wouldn't believe me now! I've gained over 15 pounds since February. I feel amazing. I've done a lot this summer. I've seen a whole bunch of movies. So many I can't remember them ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/08/11/summer-update/ Carmen & friends with Jon & crew from Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Aunt Ann, here. Eric is back at school full time. Considering everything, he is holding up well. Eric is still awaiting the new parts for his wheel chair, and I think he will feel much better, physically, once his body ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/04/22/a-call-from-red-jumsuit-apparatus/ Thank you to the students and families from St. Mark's 2nd Grade Class. Granny is a 2nd grade teacher and they sent a gift basket for me. While the Cowboys aren't my favorite team (Go Browns) I will think of the class when I wear the shirt and ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/02/24/st-marks-2nd-grade/ Read this article about how each one of you has helped Eric! Thank you to Mikki Kirby, DMN contributor, and to all who have read and posted here! Read it here: Dallas Morning News article about this blog http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/02/24/we-made-the-dallas-morning-news/ THE Eric Rice, here! Thank you for supporting me through this operation. It really lifted my spirits and still does. Therefore, I am asking you to donate in thanks to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Without the great care I received, I wouldn't have undergone a ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/02/21/giving-back/ Eric and I are watching Deal or No Deal. As you can see, he is enjoying his favorite junk foods-popcorn and m&m's. If you had ever seen Eric before his surgery you will notice the difference in the way he is sitting. His body is facing forward ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/02/18/popcorn-mms-deal-or-no-deal/ Well, I think Eric was away from sports TV for too long in the hospital. I saw him watching the Daytona 500 today! I didn't think NASCAR was a sport. Eric had a good time at the mall yesterday with Carmen. He bought Scene It for ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/02/17/nascar/ Hey all! Carmen here [eric's cousin, aunt ann's daughter] What a day. I went with Eric to see the movie Jumper and to spend some of that money he got!!! While the movie was just okay (it could have been way better), we did go to Game Stop and get Scene It ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/02/16/a-day-at-the-mall/ Mom here. It's past time for a post from home, so I'm going to give it a try. This has been a time of transition for Eric. I find myself trying to imagine what it would be like to go to sleep and wake up 4 inches taller in ... http://annsaysitsweetly.com/blog/2008/02/14/oh-my-goodness/