Awesome Event

I wanted to provide an update as to what has been happening with Christy over the past few days. On Tuesday afternoon, Amy and Jill rolled into Atlanta for their second visit with Christy. They were impressed by her tremendous progress. The girls spent most of the evening catching up over a Thai dinner in her room. She really enjoyed the meal, and I think they chatted til late that evening.

Wednesday was a very full and busy day. The girls sat in on Christy's morning rehab and got to see her play tennis for the first time since her arrival to Shepherd. Jill commented that she thought she looked very good on the court. That's a nice compliment coming from a former Murray State collegiate tennis player.

After lunch and a bit of rest, Christy competed in and won the brownie bake off at the Shepherd Center kitchen. Christy admitted that she had some stiff competition, but her two secret weapons were far too much for the other contestants to overcome. After cleaning up the kitchen, Christy got in some additional upper body strength training exercises. Jill and Amy were again impressed by how well she has progressed.

Later, the evening consisted of carryout from a local Mediterranean restaurant with Amy and Jill. After dinner, Christy got to attend (via Skype) the Drop-N-Shop benefit that was held in her honor at the Lakeridge Crossing party house in Newburgh. Many of her favorite vendors and even more friends were in attendance. According to event organizer, Jill Lucy, "it could not have been a better evening." By all accounts, the evening was a tremendous success and a huge boost to Christy's spirits. What a perfect ending to a great day.

Many thanks go out to all those involved in the planning and execution of such an awesome event. I would also like to thank all the people who attended. Christy and I again have been touched by your tremendous outpouring of support.

Randy