Season's Greetings

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season. Thank you for all the prayers and support for my Uncle James. He's doing well. He has one more appointment for Physical Therapy and will be assessed on his progress.

Next up is Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. If there is anyone who has a referral for either of these, please contact us. We're looking to start as soon as space is available. The clinics we've tried to go to are filled and we're on waiting lists.
If you have any ideas outside of clinics, let us know! All of your help and ideas are welcome.

Some of you have asked about the holidays. Contact Coach via phone, mail, email, or post it here. He does receive it all, please don't hesitate to get in touch with him. You're the reason behind his progress. He looks forward to hearing from you and seeing you!

Wishing you and your family a safe and Blessed Holiday,

Leonora

Coach's Progress

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for the prayers, support, motivation and love for Coach James. He is recouperating quite well! His physical therapist says that he's walking at 60%. YAY! He's progressed so much this first month. His speech is so much better than his first week home. His strength and coordination is improving daily.

We couldn't have done it without all of you! The cards you ladies wrote to him during Volleyball Season gave him strength and motivation. THANK YOU for expressing your heartfelt thoughts! Thank you to Santa Ana Valley, Savannah, and Western High Schools for the Get Well Wishes!

A lot of you have been asking..Coach will not be coaching Basketball this year. He's going to focus on getting his health up to par.

I'll continue to update this site with new achievements and progress throughout the year. Please feel free to drop Coach a line or give him a call. I know many of you would like to visit with him. It truly depends on how he's feeling that day or what appointments he has. But please, let us know...we can always try!

God Bless You All!

Leonora

VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU!

11/02/2006 - Last Girls Volleyball Game of the Season, Senior Night

Ladies - THANK YOU!

Parents and Students - Thank you!

Gabby's family - Thank you!!

Thank you for all of your support this season. Great job, Ladies...that's the energy we've missed seeing on the court. Coach is very proud of you!

Daily Activities and Recap

A typical day without appointments

Rise n Shine 7:30ish am
Take Blood Pressure
Have morning decaf coffee and read the Sports Page
Breakfast - items on the menu: eggs, pumpkin rice, fried rice, oatmeal, toast, bowl of fruit, OJ
Take Meds: Blood Pressure/HCTZ/Ginkgo Biloba/Multi-Vitamin/Vit C/Green Tea Extract - yes, 6 Pills Daily!
Relax/Play with Noa
Get some sunshine
Relax/Rest/Nap
Exercises: Coach has great form..just gotta spot him and help him with the weights or equipment for each exercise-
Cardio - Sitting March in Place, Sitting Lay-ups
Upper Body - Biceps, Triceps, Shoulders
Lower Body - Knee Extension, Hamstrings, Toe Taps, Hips
Relax/Rest/Nap
Lunch - items on the menu: chicken, fish, rice, veggies, fruit, lemonade, 7up
Fine Motor Skills Exercises/Speech Therapy/Facial Exercises
Rest/Relax/Nap
Shave/Shower
Relax/Rest
Walking Exercises - walking with the cane, heel/toe exercises
Relax/Rest
Dinner - items on the menu: same as lunch, maybe some sushi, pizza or pasta for a change of pallette
More Walking or Bed Exercises
Relax/Rest
Bedtime
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10/22/2006 - Don visited. Lucy's Birthday. Jackie called.
10/23/2006 - Neighbor visited. John visited. The old oak tree in front of the house was cut down. We watched and said goodbye. It's been a part of this house since Coach has lived here. Martha called.
11/05/2006 - Vicki called. She's going to stop by tomorrow to give Coach a new exercise card.

FUNDRAISER and DONATIONS

Many have asked how they can help Coach/Uncle James with his recovery. As you all may be aware, all the therapy sessions can be very costly. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate monetary get well donations and wishes for a speedy recovery. You will all see the impact you have made by his progression. And he is doing SO GREAT!

Please send wishes to:

James Steen
c/o: Lucy Doloiras
1374 Bottlebrush St.
Corona, CA 92882


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Great Job, Ladies! Keep promoting your home games to all your family and friends. Encourage them to buy goodies from the snack bar.

Snack Bar at Home Games

10/05/2006 vs. Valley $219.05
10/10/2006 vs. Magnolia $235.33
10/20/2006 vs. Savanna $133.05
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11/02/2006 vs. Century


Thank you for your contribution towards Coach James' recovery!
Recovery includes Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Medication and follow up Medical appointments.

10/06/2006 - 1st Physical Therapy Appt
10/13/2006 - Follow-up Medical Appt
10/16/2006 - Walking Cane
10/18/2006 - Physical Therapy
10/18/2006 - Acupuncture
10/21/2006 - Acupuncture
10/25/2006 - Physical Therapy
10/25/2006 - Acupuncture
10/28/2006 - Acupuncture
11/01/2006 - Acupuncture
11/02/2006 - Medication
11/03/2006 - Physical Therapy
11/06/2006 - Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy

11/06/2006 - 9:15am
PT at UCI Medical Center with Patrick

10 min on the LifeCycle
Walked without the cane - 20 steps! Yay!!
Leg Extensions
Knee Extensions
Balance and Bend Standing on a half circle foam bar
Right arm weight exercises standing on a half circle foam bar
Bungee exercises - lunge forward, left, and right
standing knee raises
marching knee raises
side step squats up and down the hall
heel/toe walking and balance

Great workout today!! Much improvement :)

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10/25/2006 - I have to find my notes! he did work out though!
11/03/2006 - ditto..

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10/18/06 - 9:15am
PT at UCI Medical Center with Patrick

Cardio - 7 min on the LifeCycle
Squats 20x2
Stair Exercise
Side step across the floor
Walk a straight line, heel to toe
Balance Exercise on Balance Machine - keep X in center of grid, follow white dot by shifting weight and balancing on platform
Balance on rocker and do 2lb weight exercises with right arm
Shoot target on trampoline with a 3lb medicine ball, catch with opposite hand
Walk with cane around the floor
upper cycle - 5min

Patrick made Coach sweat today! He had a great workout. The heel/toe exercise was a little tough, definitely one we'll practice at home. Other than that, he worked hard and did well.

next appt: 10/25/06

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10/16/06 - 10:00am
PT at UCI Medical Center with PT(Patrick Tierney)

Cardio - 6min on the LifeCycle
Squats 30x
Side Steps -up n back 2x
Shooting a 3 lb. medicine ball into a trampoline and catching it
One Leg forward, Bend down from waist, crossover and reach past forward leg towards target
Walk with Cane 2x around facility
Hips
Stretch

Great workout today! Coach did well!!

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10/14/06 - 11:00am
Vicki came over to coach Coach James' PT session

Cardio - Marched in place for 2 minutes
Toe Taps 30x
Leg Extensions 15x2
Hips (in and out) 10x2
Biceps 10x2
Triceps 10x2
Shoulders (forward and side)

(no, i don't know the technical terms..ha!)

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Daily Exercises -

Fine Motor Skills: Pick up Jacks, Catch a ping pong size ball, screw nuts n bolts, zip-tie and strainer exercise, curler pickup, racquetball squeeze


Speech Therapy - Read aloud the cards and posters from his players and students, read the newspaper, verbal exercises, facial expression exercises

Acupuncture

Coach James had his first ever Acupuncture session. He was a great patient, took it like a champ! We're doing acupuncture to help quicken his recovery. It is to unblock his flow of Qi and help him with movement and speech. The session was for an hour and has another one scheduled for Saturday. He had 9 needles in him: 2 in his head, 2 in his arm, 4 in his leg, and 1 on his face by his lip. He had me take pictures. I'll upload them soon!
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10/21/2006 - 9:30am
2nd session

This time Coach had 10 needles..one added to under his chin. The session made him really relaxed for the rest of the day.
His right shoulder was hurting him a bit.
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Alumni Ladies

Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 7:00 PM

Vicki came over for a physical therapy session with Coach. We learned some new exercises. Learned what we shouldn't be doing just yet. Thank you, Vicki! She'll be here Saturday to work out with Coach. Tables have turned! I'm sure they're both looking forward to it :)




Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:04 PM

Well I was very pleased to see Coach James even under the current circumstances. I trully hope he fully recovers soon and I definitely keep him in my prayers. Let him know we all love him and even though we have not seen him in a long time, we always think of him and how he impacted our lives. I will call as well as visit soon to check up on his recovery = )
- Yuri

On 10/10/06, Leonora Doloiras wrote:

Hi Ladies,

Thank you so much for visiting Coach James today. The family appreciates your presence and support.
I believe that he will fully recover just on the love he receives from his players, family and friends.
The many lives that he has impacted is amazing..and a blessing to see the love reciprocated at his time of need.

THANK YOU!

We're keeping everyone updated on this blog http://coachjamessteen.blogspot.com
Please forward to other alumni and friends that know Coach James.
Please leave a comment. We'll print out the blog for him to read.

Take Care and please continue to keep Coach in your prayers.

Leonora