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Thank you Team Bigelow supporters!

3/29/2015

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Thanks to you, Jeremy continues to make great progress in his long journey of recovery. Because of your generosity, he continues to work hard at his intense physical therapy. His core strength has increased where he’s able to balance and sit at the edge of the table for over a minute. This may not seem like much but from where he was at just one year ago is something to celebrate.

One of his most recent accomplishments brings him back to pursuing a lifelong passion of the outdoors and hunting. Jeremy was able to purchase an adaptive gun mount that gives him the ability to fire a gun on his own. In mid-November, he teamed up with an organization called the “Wheeling Sportsmen” and took part in a deer hunt with a crossbow at Maumee Bay State Park. Hunting and sport shooting is something that he used to do and now with this new adaptive mount that is all made possible again.

This all comes into play because Team Bigelow has joined together to emotionally and financially support Jeremy’s long climb up the mountain. It all started with getting him back up to therapy, which in turn, with his determination has given him strength and confidence to get up and out more often motivating others to push through the hardest times. His testimony of faith and triumphs continues to grow every day into a story that has changed the lives of so many already.

Jeremy continues to spend time with the Sylvania Northview hockey team, and loves building relationships with the team. Transforming lives of the young men of the future has truly given him a purpose and understanding of giving back. Throughout his life, so many have been mentors and positive influences that those experiences have led Jeremy to share his story and hopefully change the lives of others.

Although there will not be a March fundraiser this year, Jeremy continues to work hard in his road to recovery. As he chases down his goals of doing the things he loves, giving back to the community, and his hopes of one day opening a spinal cord injury rehabilitation facility in Toledo for others to take part in. But with all these goals comes a financial burden. If you’re still interested in supporting Jeremy and his road to recovery, there has been a donate button placed on the Team Bigelow webpage.

As a crucial part of Team Bigelow, words cannot describe what the support has meant not just to him, but to his family as well. There continues to be hard times, but in order to get back up, we all need to keep moving forward with belief and positivity. Now that he’s feeling better than ever, Jeremy feels that a way of giving back into the community is to tell his story of triumphs and tribulations. If anyone is interested, please feel free to contact Jeremy.

As we take a step back and look at what it has really meant to have such a support group, it’s really tough to put it in words. From day one of the accident, everyone has come together to be a solid foundation that Jeremy will continue to build on.

 

Thank you again for believing in Jeremy and being a part of Team Bigelow!
PS-save the date for August 22, 2015 for the 5th Annual Biggie Classic Golf Outing!
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CHRISTMAS RAFFLE AND UPDATE

12/20/2014

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It's crazy that it's already Christmas time! I feel like the past few months have flown by and I've just been trying to get my body acclimated to the cold weather. As the weather goes from warm to cold and cold to warm my body is thrown for a loop. One thing with a spinal cord injury is that my body struggles to adapt with the change in temperature. As much as I used to love the snow, I'm really not a big fan anymore. Once I get cold, it takes me hours of being under a mountain of blankets just to get back to normal. Another crazy thing is that my nerves might be going crazy and I feel like I'm cold, but in reality, my body is pretty warm. Nerve pain is such a crazy thing. Just think when your hands get really cold and they start to get warm again and you feel the pins and needles, or when your hands or feet go to sleep and the sensation starts coming back, that's how my nerve pain feels times 10! So that's my rant on the cold weather! But hey, it's just another hurdle that I have to overcome. On the positive side, this time year amazing food and holiday treats find their way to me! My family is definitely not shy when it comes to whipping up some comfort food. Especially my Grandma Bigelow's (Grama Babe as we call her) cooking/baking! Oh buddy, talk about some amazing creations!
So besides eating great food, I've been busy getting back into therapy. I did take about 14 weeks off because of a pressure sore that I needed to get healed up. Pressure sores are no joke! Even though the sore was in a spot where I technically should not be able to feel, I could definitely feel it. The sore felt like I had a hot coal on it all the time. So finally, it's healed up and I'm ready to go! Right now I'm going up to Walk The Line to SCI Recovery therapy every Monday and will begin going up on Thursday as well at the beginning of the year. Even though I took a long time off to heal the sore, when I started back a month ago, the trainers noticed that actually felt stronger than when I left. I guess the time off was good for my body! My core strength has been much stronger, and I'm able to set up and balance on my own at the edge of the table. And not just sitting, but sitting up straight with my head up! Sounds so simple, but the smallest things for me are huge victories. I'm still accumulating some pictures, so when I get a good one. I'll be sure to post it.
To keep the process going at therapy, last year Team Bigelow put on a small fundraiser raffle. This year we're raffling off a XBOX ONE with Kinect to anyone that is interested. This Xbox will do it all! Not just video games, but will control your Netflix, Hulu, Blu-ray DVDs, and even the Internet.
Tickets are 1 for $10, 3 for $25, or 5 for $40 and will be available through tomorrow evening at 5pm. The drawing will take place tomorrow, Sunday December 21st around 6 p.m.
I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season! Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers. I am truly blessed!
KEEP BELIEVING,
J
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4 years ago

10/11/2014

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4 years ago from October 3rd was a day that changed so many lives. I can’t believe it’s been that long already! Since the spinal cord injury, you all have been a long for the ride and have seen a lot of ups and downs of what my life has come to be. Although I haven’t posted anything for almost 6 months, things have been moving forward in a slow but steady pace. How appropriate right?!

Since the injury, every day is always a battle in ways I can’t describe. To try to sum it up the first three years were by far the most demanding physically. But this past year has been a true mental test. The physical things have never been a problem for me for as long as I remember and athlete in me is always got me by. But this year, now that the dust is settling, mentally I’ve had to battle with what lies before me. This may sound kind of deep, but I want everyone to know that even the strongest people have their struggles physically and mentally, and some are harder than others. I’m in a stage now where the mental battle fuels me to conquer the physical ailment.

This morning when I woke up, I knew that 4 years ago was something tragic, but now things are different. I have more control of what is happening in my life. As time continues to pass, I began to realize more and more what lies in front of me, and how I wouldn’t be where I met today without such a solid support system. Now more than ever I can truly sense that I have some great opportunities in front of me. Like a friend told me after the accident, “you can still do all the things you did before, it’s just gonna be a little different.” That’s something I’ll never forget and something I’m beginning to realize.

Thank you to everyone for pushing me towards doing the things that I’ve always loved to do and now continue to do, but just a little different. But hey, who’s to say what I’m doing is different? Maybe everyone else is doing it different? Think about it…. KEEP BELIEVING!

Much love,

J

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Biggie Classic Golf Outing!

7/7/2014

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Welcome to the newest Team Bigelow webpage! Coming up on Saturday August 23rd, we will be hosting the 4th Annual Biggie Classic Golf Tournament at Valleywood Golf Club. This event continues to surprise me and get better and better every year, so I'm excited to see some new faces out there. This event is always a blast and serves such a large purpose for keeping my physical therapy moving forward. I can't thank everyone enough for all the continued support in this long journey to recovery from my Spinal Cord Injury. So let's dust those old golf clubs off and come out for great time in support of Team Bigelow!

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    On October 3rd, 2010 my life and those lives around me, changed at a drop of a hat. Myself and a group of friends were in a severe car accident where I was injured and suffered a traumatic Spinal Cord Injury that left me paralyzed from the shoulders down. It has been a long journey, but thanks to Team Bigelow, you continue to take steps forward towards recovery!

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