The Muzzy World

Well I certainty have done a horrible job and keeping the blog updated! I tend to keep the updates on the Team Muzzy page up and running tho. Just in case your a blog reader and keep up this way let me see if I can fill you guys in.

Cory went off to Blind school at the Hines, VA blind center in Chicago, IL. He learned so very much there and had way too much fun. He didn't want to leave! He went horse back riding, golfing, swimming, kayaking, fishing, played some bingo and visited some cool spots like Al Capone's grave and some museums. His had 7 classes a day, 5 days a week, for 2 months. They were broke down into living skills, orientation & mobility, manual skills, computer and technology skills, and ADL skills. Many of these areas he flew through with little to no issues.

I came to the blind center for the family program. Were I spent 2 days kinda going through a bit of what Cory has done and a overview of what he can/cant do. Yes, I was blind folded to complete some tasks myself and lets just say everyone should really try it! It deff brings on a whole new perspective!

Cory is like a whole new man! I am highly impressed with the center and Cory!

We are just back to Texas now where they will start his MED board process to medically retire out of the Army. He is also back to rehab at the CFI were he will start learning how to run and practice swimming some more.

Cory and I have sat down and after a lot of consideration we have decided we will not be trying for baby Muzzy any longer. We could be on our way back home for good in 4-6 months and we would rather not just try to squeeze it in and add so much more stress to our lives. We wont be preventing so if it ever just happens to happen then that's a miracle worth having! If not, its not the end of the world either. We are talking of maybe adopting in maybe 5 years or so. Time will tell where our hearts will lead us.

Overall Cory is doing fantastic and we are trying to get into a new normal now that hes so much more independent! He has an eye check up tomorrow which honestly I'm a bit worried about because Cory has said the last couple of weeks his vision has declined, and looking at his right eye it looks really different then what I left him as. So I worry as always!

Next week I am starting a part time job that's only a couple of days a week but will give me something to do while Cory is off doing his stuff. Plus who couldn't use some extra money?

It's pretty weird to think we are finally at the end of this journey and will soon be transitioning on into building our real normal lives the way we choose too. Whats even funnier is that when things first happen Cory and I made it a goal to be going home around the 2 year mark of the accident. How strange is that to be coming true?! We can taste the freedom! We cant wait to find all our new activity spots and hook up with local organizations as well as volunteer our little hearts out when we get back home for good. Cory had to pass up speaking at the Duke conference this year but plans to next year, as well as going to the Tee tournament again, and possibly this week long event for the younger blind kids out in Chicago. This year we are hoping to be able to take what use to be our yearly summer vacation trip to the mountains again! I am so looking forward to that week. We need to find a spot to golf at, a spot to kayak at, a spot to ride horses at and a spot to fish at in our area of Sampson or Cumberland county back home still! Send us any places that would work with Cory and allow some adapting! (for example letting a golf cart on the green to stand up against when he swings etc.)

Oh yea everything on the house minus 2 things is done (installing a kitchen fan and fixing the shed lights switch into the house if the contractor ever gets around to doing it, which if its not done by the time we are home again I will hire someone else to do them and deduct those expenses from the gift cards I owe him for purchasing the appliances. I am also going to have a dimmer installed and change out the living room fan to match. Then its a matter of finishing decorating when all our goods ship home! Then I'll tackle cleaning out our shed and organizing it to have it extended out the back to create a workshop/gym for Cory!

Thank you for all the continued support we love each and every one of you!