“That wonders are still what you do…And bodies are still being raised…” Last week, I left the ICU room Hunter was still in and walked alone to the nearby hotel my husband and I had. While trying to simply “do the next thing” I went to Hunter’s playlist in my phone labeled “FCA Jams”. Tasha …
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Jan. 8, 2020, day 12
Jan. 7, 2020, Day 11
Today was Hunter’s first full day at Craig Hospital. Tonight is our first night for Nathan and me at our apartment, which is a part of family housing through Craig. In the midst of the hustle of the day and evening, I left my journal in Hunter’s room. I use my journaling to be a …
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Jan. 6, 2020 day ten update
Our big win of the day happened early this afternoon when Hunter was discharged from St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo. and transferred to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo. Craig solely focuses on the rehabilitation of traumatic spinal and brain injury patients. There are about 88 beds in this facility and now begins “training camp” …
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Jan. 5, 2020, day 9
“I busted my PR (personal record) in hallway wheelchair sprints,” Hunter said to us tonight when I asked if he had any specific updates he would like me to share with you. I said, “Was that a sprint?” With a chuckle from his hospital bed, he said, “It was all out, no tempo. Get going …
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Jan. 4, 2020, Day 8 update
Some nights, like tonight, I want to snuggle down with blankets, close my eyes and go back to normal, ordinary, even mundane life. Anyone who is walking through heartache, personal struggles, a difficult medical diagnosis or a tough life chapter knows this feeling. But despite being weary, we have strength. It’s a surreal feeling. Nathan …
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Day seven, Jan. 3, 2019 update
“I can’t wait to get back to work,” Hunter said today. He sat in his wheelchair and rolled it down the hallway with the PT and OT staff. It wore him out but the progress we’ve seen in the past few days are miraculous and we’re praying for more miracles. This is the new normal. …
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Day six, Jan. 2, 2020 update
Today the North Dakota Women’s Basketball team visited our hospital. They played in Denver last night (and won!) The plan was for two of Hunter’s friends on the team to go back and visit him first when they arrived and then depending on how Hunter felt we’d rotate team members and coaches/ staff to visit. PT, OT …
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Day five, Jan. 1, 2020 update
New Year celebrations are BIG for the #pinkestrong team because we’re out of ICU, on a regular neuro floor and as Hunter said today, “This is how I get back!” The adrenaline has come down now for me as Hunter has become medically stable and I am EXHAUSTED. Our bodies are tired and rest is needed. Tonight …
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January 1. Onward and Upward
January 1. Hunter has reached an important point in this journey. He has been moved out of Neurotrauma ICU and is now on the Neuro floor!! We continue to be humbled and amazed by the prayers and support for Hunter and our family. Here is a photo of us leaving ICU together with Hunter in the lead. Hunter’s …
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Day four update, Dec. 31, 2019
Today we had answered prayers and have new prayer requests for Hunter Pinke! I asked Hunter if he had anything to share and with his eyes closed, resting, he smiled and said, “KEEP PRAYING!” Hunter sat up to the edge of the bed today with the help of OT and PT today for one minute, “the …
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