Year: 2013

So we decided that this weekend we would head down to the Farpoint convention. It had been off the charts for quite some time since originally I was going to be getting out on the 15th, and it would’ve been impossible to coordinate. But when they moved my release date forward to the eighth, suddenly it became a possibility again. However, the convention committee kept the possibility of my appearance as a secret, because I did not want to disappoint people if I didn’t feel up to coming at the last moment. But come Friday, I felt up to going and Kathleen was willing to handle the driving requirements of getting down there.

I’m so glad we did. We arrived during opening ceremonies on Friday night, and when they announced my presence and brought me on stage, the response was a several minute standing ovation. I was, frankly, astounded at the response. I mean, I figured it was just me, you know? I hardly thought people’s response would be so vociferous. But it was, and I was deeply moved. People came out of their way the entire convention to greet me and thanked me for showing up. Many even said the convention would not have been the same if I wasn’t there. I’m really not sure how to react to such aggressive appreciation. All I know is that it was very sweet and very much appreciated.

PAD

Remember how we told you a while back one of the ways to help Peter was an art auction that JK Woodward was organizing?

Well it is now live for bidding and all the pieces are breathtaking. There are some iconic pieces and some that you are going to have to see to believe.

You can find the auction on JK’s site here.

There are hot links to bid on these lovely pieces at his site.

And even if you can’t afford the art, please help us spread the word far and wide on all our social media platforms so as many people as possible get a chance to participate in this chance to help Peter.

Every tweet, share, or whatever the kids are doing now does help to get the word out.

Thank you all for all your support. It means a lot to both Peter, the girls, and me.

Kath

And if I can figure out how to get some of the art photos here, I will be adding them.

God knows it wasn’t easy. We had to deal with a plethora of canceled flights due to the storm. Fortunately enough we had the luck and resources to make it home yesterday afternoon a mere one hour behind our scheduled flight.

It is truly remarkable to be back home again. I will never forget the people like Ali and Sarah who helped rebuild my body in Florida so that I can at least walk somewhat. Now it’s up to me to continue that work over the next months in order to fully recapture what my body could do before.

PAD

She got here just before noon, exactly as planned. The next day or so she will be working with my various caseworkers to learn all the things she’s going to have to know to take care of me at home. She have to get up at 430 in the morning to catch an airplane and is exhausted, and so is napping on my bed right now. It’s great to have her here.

PAD

We have two fundraisers that are going at this point.

One is being spearheaded by Ariel.

From the Desk of Ariel L. David
First of all I just wanted to thank everyone for their support. You do not know what a big impact it has made both emotionally and physically. It is always wonderful to hear that someone has bought a book or left a nice message. It brings smiles and hope to my family. Second, as many of you know I’m planning to do an auction to try to raise money for the medical bills. I wanted to ask for donations of items and such for us to auction. If you have anything please email me at help4PAD (at) gmail (dot) com. We are planning an auction at the convention Farpoint Valentine’s weekend. Also once I have enough items I will be working with Glenn Hauman to set up an online auction as well.

The other is being spearheaded by JK Woodward who has been the Fallen Angel artist since it moved from DC to IDW

Here is the information that JK sent me.

Here’s all the info so far:
Peter David Art Auction In Development

Peter David Art Auction in Progress

And I’ll be announcing the auction which goes live on 2/13/13 my blog 
I’ll also be announcing any further developmeants and new artist there as well.

(Kath back)
So there you have it. Two new ways to help Peter.

Again the wider that we can put this out on the net, the better chances we have for success.

I can say that the scary bills from last month are showing up in the mail box and they are very scary. Again I would to thank Marvel Entertainment for all their support and the insurance that they provide us. If I needed proof that the healthcare system in America is not in great shape, I got it in spades in my mailbox this week.

God, what a fiasco that was.

Every so often, patients here are selected to go on an outing. As it so happens, an outing was arranged yesterday to go to a bowling alley. I really was not sure what to expect. As it turned out, I rolled a princely 87. That’s right. An 87. My problem, of course, was that my approach was for crap. There was a young man named Robert whose job it was to follow directly behind me and hold on to the back of my shirt to make sure that I didn’t fall. He certainly had his work cut out for him. It was one hëll of an adventure on every throw. They had the bumpers up, and all too often my ball skittered to the left, ricocheted off the bumper and skidded across the alley. Not one of my better outings, to put it mildly.

PAD

I am happy to report that the folks here at Brooks are so satisfied with my progress that they’re sending me home early. I was originally scheduled to leave on February 15, but I’ve been blowing through the program so quickly that they feel comfortable with sending me home a week early. The downside of this is that Kathleen suddenly has barely a week to prepare everything for my return. And since she’s in the midst of having major neck pains, it’s not going to be an easy endeavor for her. I have every confidence in her, however, that she’ll be able to do it.

PAD