By Lisa Ansay — Mar 31, 2015 10:28am It was three years ago, today, that everything changed. Forever. And for some it may be seen as utter tragedy, but for many of us the lessons learned and the amazing blessings have been plentiful – bountiful – and it has profoundly enlightened…
By Lisa Ansay — Jan 11, 2015 10:31pm Things are getting back to ‘business-as-usual’ around Encanto Fitness after the Holidays, although there wasn’t much of a break for Taylor! Outpatient therapies at Barrow Neurological Institute continued through the Holidays for PT and Speech. Occupational Therapy has not been available through Barrow for…
By Lisa Ansay — Oct 27, 2014 4:01pm For those of you who do not “Facebook” – the following is a Facebook entry made by Jim Campbell of Tough Mudder fame. “This is Taylor Stark, in 2012 he was involved in an accident where he was thrown face first into a tree…
By Susie Roemhild — Oct 2, 2014 1:43am Another visit to sunny Arizona to visit some of my favorite people. Taylor, Lisa and Ron.On this trip, I had the privilege of bringing another dear friend with me, Susan Bradford. (Yes it seems we do travel in packs 🙂 While I…
By Lisa Ansay — Mar 23, 2014 10:06am Taylor’s birthday is coming up, and next Sunday 3/30 we’d like to open “Encanto Fitness and Holistic Rehabilitation Center” (our house in Phoenix) for an afternoon gathering of friends and family to enjoy the sunshine, grill some food, and celebrate Taylor’s incredible…
By Lisa Ansay — Jan 26, 2014 7:13pm Guest Author – Rev. Russ Grigsby, Lebanon Lutheran Church Hi Everyone, Greetings from snowy Minneapolis where we are under a blizzard warning tonight! I guess we all suffer in our own way, right Taylor? It has been such an honor and privilege for…
By Lisa Ansay — Jan 26, 2014 4:20pm Recently Taylor’s great Aunt and uncle from Minnesota paid him a visit. They witnessed Taylor’s astonishing development in the areas of short term memory, expression of feelings and fine motor skills. As usual he was a delight to spend time with. Keep…
By Lisa Ansay — Dec 31, 2013 8:39pm Taylor was scheduled for his long-awaited facial reconstruction surgery back on November 15th. The week prior, he came down with a pretty serious sinus infection, so the surgery was postponed until he was cleared. He kicked that infection, but contracted another completely…
By Lisa Ansay — Nov 19, 2013 5:05pm His day begins the same each morning: very early medications; a trip to the bathroom and he crawls back into bed for a few more hours of sleep. Sometimes he prefers quiet, with the hum of the fan or humidifier. Mostly he prefers…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 16, 2013 9:24pm I would like to share with you some of the things I will take away from my short stay on a long weekend, here at the Briles Therapy House. I have learned and witnessed the power of prayer being the strongest link in…
