May 31, 2024
Hi everyone! I have not made an update here in a while. I just wanted to say thank you for your continuous support financially, as well as emotionally. We are in the stage of getting his driving freedom back, and with this does not come easy. He has been going to the driving rehab once or twice a month, about 1.5 hours away from home. He has to complete many hours behind the wheel, and we are hoping that the state will assist us with converting his van with hand control, so he can drive, but with this also comes a lot of restrictions, requirements, and regulations. Please continue to pray for us that we can be approve with grant to convert his van. As always, your prayers mean a lot to us and your financial contribution will always be put in a good use. Thank you.
December 13, 2022
Hi everyone! as the year 2022 passes right before our eyes. There are many things that Dave and I are grateful for. Although the waves of life sometimes kicked us on our behind, but God's love always ready to pick us up. I have not posted much update here and I apologize. Dave's wound is finally healed, Praise the Lord! thank you for all of your prayers and also your financial contribution that made it possible for us to go through this year with the ongoing medical expenses. Praise God I am still able to continue to work full-time to keep this as source of income for our day-to-day expenses that are not related to Dave's medical, but your donation has helped us lift some of the financial burden that comes with this injury. We both are forever grateful. God is good and you are too! Thank you so much. We both wishes you all a merry Christmas and an amazing new year to come. We are praying for miracles in our lives your life. Everyone needs a miracle. Bless you !
March 28, 2022
Hi Everyone! we continue to draw from this campaign to help us pay for his caregiver costs. We were able to raise $22K last year and so far we have used more than half to cover for his medical and caregiving expenses down to $6K. It shows how fast this goes. We can't thank you enough for your amazing donations to help us.
March 28, 2022
Hi everyone ! thank you so much for your continued donation. Dave and I are extremely grateful. Dave continues to work and strive to be better. Our hope for medical breakthrough for a cure of spinal cord injury is still there and with God's timing everything will be great. But, in a meantime, we still continue to figure out our lives. It is very challenging as time goes on with how the injury is effecting our lives, physically ,financially, and emotionally. Some things are easier to do and we are so grateful for this platform and your donation. God Bless you all.
January 1, 2022
Happy new year to all of you from us. It certainly have been a challenging year for many of us , but I am so glad that we have each other and that we have all of you in our Lives. And of course , our Jesus. May 2022 bring miracle and continued Blessings . We love you
November 22, 2021
Hi Everyone!
I am so excited here that we will be able to get an equipment that Dave desperately need.
A Myolin Bike costs $8,450 and Insurance does not cover this. This piece of equipment have so many benefits for a quadriplegic like Dave . Our hope that one day Insurance will assist in covering this type of equipment to improve the quality of life for someone who suffers Spinal Cord Injury. We thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts to make this happen for us.
The MyoCycle is a stationary functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycle ergometer which is composed of:
1. a motorized cycle ergometer
2. an FES controller / stimulator
3. a stimulation cable which connects the controller / stimulator to cutaneous electrodes (at maximum 12
cutaneous electrodes for 6 channels)
4. cutaneous electrodes
This system allows a person with impaired lower extremity movement to undertake cycle ergometry both
actively (utilized FES evoked lower extremity muscle contractions) and passively (utilizing power developed by
the ergometer’s motor). The electric motor inside the MyoCycle ensures that the pedals always rotate at 35
revolutions per minute (r/min) (isokinetic cycling), so it automatically assists or resists the patient, depending
on the magnitude and direction of the torque applied to the crank by the patient.
The MyoCycle is an Rx-only, Class II medical device, cleared for sale in the US by the FDA (K170132).
Indications for Use: The MyoCycle is intended for general rehabilitation for:
1. Relaxation of muscle spasms
2. Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy
3. Increasing local blood circulation
4. Maintaining or increasing range of motion
October 19, 2021
For those who do not know my husband , Dave.
This video is dedicated for him.
October 19, 2021
Thank you so much for your uplifting and kind words. Thank you for your generous gift and donation to help us continue to our challenging lives. Dave and I are so humbled and overwhelmed with the outpouring love that you all given us. God's Love is shown through each of you and He uses you to guide us through the difficult times. We would not be able to do all of this without your support and prayers. The medical costs and caregiving costs with this injury is a lifetime and we certainly would not be able to cover majority of this, if it wasn't for your generosity. Yes, we have lost a lot with this injury , but we have also gained a lot of things in an amazing way. We have gained new friendship, new relationship, growing closer to our God, closer to each other as a couple, new perspective in life, the things that we thought matter to us, not so much , because God showed us in a bigger picture. Our vow of "For better for worse and in sickness and in health " has a whole new meaning. Dave and I will keep fighting for his independence and we need your continuance prayers. We love you with all of our hearts. Thank you !
October 7, 2021
We have updated the fundraising goal to reflect an estimated amount of two years of caregiving costs to help Dave to get his new life direction a jump start.
Thank you for your help.
March 11, 2021
3/11/21- Hi This is Siska, David's wife. It has been almost a year since that accident. Sometimes we still can't believe that this is the lives that we are facing. But, I am grateful that Dave is still on this earth. God must have a purpose for Dave for Him to allow this to happen. He is so loved by many friends , family, and community. The support that we receive has been amazing and God's love never cease, but the world is what the world is. Although Dave is making progress overtime in getting stronger, his diagnosis of being able to have full function of his body is slim to none. But, we remain faithful of God's miracle work to work on his body. Being a primary caregiver and a wife is truly an eye-opening and we all only want for Dave to get the best care. Right now, caregiving costs to help me with Dave have been astronomical. Statistically, The first few years are crucial after a spinal cord injury, these are the hardest time and the statistic proved that based of our experience.
