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  It's been awhile since I've posted.  Justin's situation is hard to write about, but I know there are people who want to know what's going on with Justin, my son.  In truth, he is getting sicker and weaker.  For awhile,he made great progress, talking, eating, and getting back into his power wheelchair.   Then he started getting weaker.  His left lung became covered with secretions, and he needed surgery to scrape things out. Then a CT scan revealed more new spine fractures (total of 7).  After that, he just hasn't been able to get over the hump.  This week, Justin decided to discontinue the weaning from the ventilator.  He is on full breath support and can no longer use the voice valve to talk without dangerous oxygen drops.  Pain medication has been significantly increased to help him deal with the pain. It's a tough thing for a 23-year-old to confront one's mortality.  We will continue this journey with Justin to the end to the best of our abilities.  We
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Iowa Lakes Region, Part 2

From June 2021

Our grass at home was growing long, and our time was running short on the Colorado trip.  Instead of stopping at Toppling Goliath Brewery in Decorah, Iowa, we elected to stay one more night in Iowa's Lakes Region. 

While we enjoyed our stay at Robertson Park, we decided to move to Emerson Bay State Recreation Area on Emerson Bay, a part of West Okoboji Lake.  We've had very good luck with Iowa State parks--no entry fee and relative low campground fees commensurate with services.  Our new site was $20/night with electric and shower access.

Emerson Bay is a large body of water with beaches, piers, and lots of people boating.  I was pretty happy with a spot in the shade.

Julia put in some beach time.

That evening, we went to Arnold's Park.


And ate a terrific dinner on the outdoor patio at Maxwell's Beach Cafe.

It was the perfect ending to our trip to Colorado and back home.

Skipping forward to the present,  we are continuing to get hammered by cold weather, rain and snow at the end of April.  During my "writing break," we took several more trips which I will continue to document when there isn't anything else to write about in Wisconsin.

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