Resting well in hospital
By Lisa Ansay — Apr 2, 2015 10:31pm Taylor’s fever is down to 100-ish, and other than being super tired he’s feeling ok. So far all labs negative; MRI not yet posted.
Back to ER with highest fever ever
By Lisa Ansay — Apr 2, 2015 12:11pm 104.3 F in the early morning hours; 103.4 F after Tylenol and *aggressive* cooling. Back to 101-102 F after 4 hrs in ER. They are admitting him: FUO. Fever of unknown origin. His spirits are good – nothing hurts…and he jammed to…
3/31/15 Part II Taylor’s 21st year – 3rd year of recovery
By Lisa Ansay — Mar 31, 2015 4:28pm A Slideshow – Happy 22nd Birthday, Taylor! You’ve made this an amazing year!https://youtu.be/NSzBwMka3wQ
3/31/15 Pt 1: It’s been three years, and we’re writing the next chapter…
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…
Happy New Year
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…
A Surprise Visit From Tough Mudder Veteran and World Record Holder, Jim Campbell
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…
Home!
By Lisa Ansay — Oct 15, 2014 4:44pm All is well and Taylor is out of the hospital! It’s nearly impossible to sleep in the hospital, and his nurses report he did not sleep a wink last night. He is sleeping now!
Reconstruction Pt. II – Recovery
By Lisa Ansay — Oct 13, 2014 8:30am Taylor’s physicians routinely admit him to the *Neuro* ICU for post-surgical recovery, even when it’s not *neuro*surgery. And that is such a blessing. The folks in Neuro ICU know Taylor well, and fully understand his sodium-balance / chemistry challenges, which can seriously…
Reconstruction Part II
By Lisa Ansay — Oct 2, 2014 10:05am The Clinical Another reconstruction has been scheduled for October 10th. Surgeons will remove and/or replace some of the facial hardware and add fat grafting or soft tissue on the cheeks, temples and forehead. They will attempt to reshape the orbits around the eyes as much…
Sunny Phoenix; Sunny Taylor
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…