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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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New Trails Nearby

 We had our first 70 degree day today.  To celebrate, Julia and I hit the road early, driving up to Mirror Lake at dawn.

We have hiked and cross-country skied at Mirror Lake many times but recently read about two new trails in the State Natural Area.  

 

The Bluff/Canyon trail and the Lake View Ridge trails were so new that we kept tripping over recently cut small stumps still in the trail.  Julia did a belly flop but bounced right back up.

 

There was fog, due to yesterday's soaking rains, but the sun was starting to break through. We welcomed the warm weather with a hike of about five miles, including some off-trail meandering.



This afternoon, I'll split some firewood, listen to the Brewers' baseball game,  and then get the grill going for supper.  Next week turns cold again, so we will enjoy the preview of summer while we can.



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