Caleb's Road to Recovery

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I'm currently working on combining both of the blogs I currently have. I have many things to update but I want to settle into a manageab...

Well, I finished the 5k this morning in 32:49

A student is not an individual enrolled in classes or even someone who attends classes. A student is one w ho studies. Studies subjects and ...

So this semester I set out to begin to run for exercise. I was met immediately with disappointment. After the first run I developed a sore t...

This is just to inform you that Caleb locked his keys in his car & had no spare & missed his appointment with the hand specialist in...

Things are moving a little quickly. In the course of talking with Caleb's school about dates for trying to schedule appointments, I was...

Well, we really don't know much more.......Dr Spinner said there is nothing neurosurgery can do for him........He is referring him to a ...

Well, Caleb was at Mayo on Friday for tests. It was mentioned to him that there is a possibility that there is other damage in the left arm...

http://andi-sheba.blogspot.com/2009/07/stepping-out.html the man i met in Mumbai at his AIDS clinic wrote this

We have heard from the Mayo Clinic! Caleb will fly to MN from TN on Sept 4th for testing & then rent a car & drive to NE for Labor ...

I still have not heard from the Mayo clinic. I've left a couple of messages with the Dr in Omaha & I realize that it's vacation...

Sorry it's taken so long for me to post. We have heard from the neurosurgeon. They are referring Caleb to the Mayo Clinic. As Caleb i...

Please continue to pray. I just got off the phone with the neurosurgeon's assistant. At this point it's not looking very good for ...

I apologize that it's been so long since I've written. With Caleb having his own Blog at www.calebbaber.blogspot.com and no real ...

Caleb stopped in to say Hi before going to Lincoln to see the prosthetic people & as he walked down the hall to my office, I couldn'...

Caleb & I went to the neurosurgeon yesterday. He's ordered an MRI to see if he can find both ends of the nerves that are not workin...

I just got a phone call from Caleb. He went to get his left leg today & he is walking around with no crutches, no cane, just his own 2 ...

Caleb has an appointment in Lincoln today to get his left leg!!! Who Hoo!!! He will stay in Lincoln tonight & walk with his leg & ...

I just wanted to give a quick little update. On Thursday the 16th, Caleb is suppose to go to Lincoln & get fitted for his left leg. We...

my blog is: http://calebbaber.blogspot.com/ so that's where I will blog from now on, and don't expect it to be twitter or some othe...

Well, I thought I'd better post an update. Caleb did end up getting a vehicle. He was very excited to get a Nissan pickup. It's a...

Originally published Friday March 27, 2009 Caleb did on awesome job speaking at the Salvation Army Banquet last night!! I've heard him ...

Caleb came home from the hospital yesterdya afternoon. He didn't look so hot, but cuddled with the heating pad & made it through th...

Well, this process is going to be more painful and prolonged than I thought. I am getting out of the hospital today, please pray for strengt...

We are waiting to see the Dr so that he can release Caleb to come home. He's in a little more pain because they've taken him off th...

Well I pooped. And then I ate. Praise God!

Well, we got a text from Caleb. Things are moving, so hopefully he'll be able to come home soon!! Who-hoo!!! Thank you for all your p...

I still have not passed anything not even gas. I have not had a fever though so that is a very good indicator of whether it has become somet...

Well my being awake at 3 in the morning is not a good thing obviously. I woke up because of the pain and swelling I think so please pray for...

We are asking that you please continue to pray for Caleb's ostomy reversal. Things haven't started really moving yet. He is able t...

I felt horrible this morning but they adjusted my meds and I was able to walk around the loop in the hospital. This afternoon I walked all t...

Yes, they removed his appendix too, but that was to prevent them having to go in again if he had a need to. As Doug Shippee pointed out, it...

All's well

Hi all, I'm up late before my surgery, I know all you moms out there probably are cringing but that's ok. I am at peace with the sur...

Hi All, I thought I would update you. Caleb is having surgery at Faith Regional (Lutheran) at Noon On Wednesday. He is getting his ostom...

Hi all, I'm not sure how soon Caleb will get to updating the blog. He has Carmen & Katie (friends from college) here visiting over S...

Just got a call from Caleb, all is well with his leg. This particular cream can have this affect on people. They gave him a new cream and ...

so if you don't have facebook, you should get it and get involved http://apps.facebook.com/causes/1864/46779775?m=cc366e79 caleb cbaber@...

I just talked to Caleb & he is needing to go see the burn Dr about his leg. They are trying to make the appointment for tomorrow. Plea...

I just wanted to take a minute to ask everyone to pray for Caleb's left leg and his spirits. When he went to the Dr. on Wednesday his l...

Hey everyone, Sorry for such a lack of communication while I was gone. I appreciate all your prayers! Well, it went very well. No falls or b...

Well, Caleb's feet are again on NE soil! We are thankful that he made it home & we can't wait to hear about his trip. I don...

By Your Side” by Tenth Avenue North Why are you striving these days Why are you trying to earn grace Why are you crying Let me lift up...

Hi all, I thought I'd post a link to the newspaper article that my sister-in-law forwarded to me. It brought tears to my eyes. http://w...

It's a little harder to find internet here in Mumbai than I thought it would be. I am at the OM office now though, working on Windows 98...

We'll, I apologize for missing last night. My computer died and I forgot my charger at the office. Wednesday was incredibly busy. I was ...

Hello everyone, This is Caleb. I'm in Denver now. I got in with no trouble flying at all. Doug and I had lunch and then we just jumped r...

It's been a long time, so I thought I'd update you. Caleb called me on Thursday Feb 5th & was upset because he bit off more tha...

I want to thank you Caleb, for posting. I appreciate anything you do to lighten the load!! I would like to let people know that Caleb is wan...

Well, I suppose I should talk about the surgery last wednesday since it's almost been a week. It went well, it took a while for me to fe...

Hey Everyone! Thought I'd let you all know that I was able to pass all of the requirements for me to be able to drive with absolutely no...

Sorry to all of you out there who have continued to come here to hear the news of yours truely (Caleb that is), I am finding it hard to main...

I saw what I saw and I can't forget it I heard what I heard and I can't go back I know what I know and I can't deny it Something...

Caleb just called not too long ago & he needs more work done on the left leg. So it's back to surgery next Wed in Lincoln at 7:30 a...

Well, I can see that my son has not posted an update for quite awhile. KIDS!!!! Let's see if I can remember what I should. On Wednesd...

I talked to Caleb earlier. His stepmom Tammy took him to this appointment, which I GREATLY appreciate!!!! The bottom of the skingraft look...

I just wanted to let you know that Caleb is going to be a full-time student again!!! I didn't think he would be able to "sit out...

I am at work & "While I'm waiting" is playing on my CD player and I wanted to share how God gave me a glimmer today to kee...

I just wanted to let you know that things went well with Caleb's skingraft yesterday. He is in a little more pain because they took don...

I just want everyone to know that for Wednesday through Friday I walked everywhere with my crutches, no wheelchair at all. It is the first t...

ready for the fight ahead of me. -caleb

Caleb said at the Dr's office that he wanted to post on the blog. I've been waiting for him to update.......... so I will give a br...

Please note Caleb's new address listed above. That's all!

Hi all, Sorry it's been awhile since I've written, it's been busy. Tomorrow Caleb has a burn Dr appointment in Lincoln. Todd ...

As I write this, Caleb is visiting with a cousin Darrin Kraft. They have been very close growing up & I am glad they are getting some t...

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By the time Caleb went to the Dr. he was feeling much better. Thank you Lord. I guess Moms still "fret" when their kids are ill,...

As I write this, things are VERY chaotic at work. So it's taken me a while to get to posting on the blog. Levi is out at the house wit...

I know that Caleb has been getting in touch with friends as a few of you have come out to the house to visit & he got snowed in town las...

Well, when Caleb's Dr came out to talk to us after surgery, he said "You can take him home!" PRAISE GOD!!! We went back to Mad...

It's been a busy & GREAT weekend! Caleb got to get together with several of his friends & his little brother & hang out for ...

Caleb, thank you so much for posting on the blog. I think the pictures are marvelous!! You look GREAT, by the way! I am so proud of you ...

Well, Caleb is out of surgery. The Allograft had taken about 75%, which meant that there was bacteria there & the Integra (an artificia...

Well, to start off, I apologize for slacking over the weekend! We walked into Caleb's room on Sunday to have him tell us that the Dr sa...

Caleb, You are so welcome!! I love you very much 2 !!!! Thank you for posting on your blog!! I went to add to it this morning & you g...

First of all, I want to thank my mother...she has remained strong for me and all of the readers of this blog through some of the toughest ti...

I just realized before I left work that I haven't posted anything. Caleb didn't have a lot to say earlier, so I have nothing new to...

Surgery went well. It was really short compared to the other surgeries he's had. He was in his room before 11:30. The left knee still...

I would like to say Thanks to Zach &/or Charlie for posting the pictures for me. Doesn't he look GREAT!!! A little skinny, but he...

I talked to Caleb this morning & he is suppose to go to St. Elizabeth's to have his Allograft surgery on Wed. at 10:30. He will be...

I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. We will most definately keep him in our prayers. No matter how hard this is for you or him, if there...

Todd & I were able to take Caleb out for another walk on Saturday afternoon. It was chilly, but Caleb really likes getting out. Mr Har...

Yesterday we were able to take Caleb for a long walk during half time. It was such a beautiful afternoon, no wind, nice temperatures, not a...

Todd & I have just been hanging out with Caleb. We went to therapy this morning with him & to the cafeteria for lunch. We are plan...

We want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!!! We are going over to Murdock to celebrate together. I am so excited to have Caleb "ho...

Caleb is scheduled to go to St Elizabeth's on Monday & see the burn Dr. He will decide if the left leg is ready to do an allograft....

Caleb called me at 2:45 or so & said they took the wound vac off & are not planning to put it back on. This has been painful for hi...

I just got off the phone with Caleb. He got to play Wii for recreational therapy today. He thought that was pretty cool. He also got to h...

Sorry this is late. It's been a busy day on my part. Caleb had an opposite day. He said he was kinda cranky. Jason did come up to vi...

So far it's been a "lazy" Saturday for Caleb. He ate 4 pancakes, took a shower & is now having OT. They really work on t...

This morning Caleb was suppose to go to St Elizabeth for an appointment with a surgeon to look at his left leg. We got there and there was ...

It's been a busy day. Caleb had his first day of physical & occupational therapy. It's two hours in the morning & 2 hours ...

Visiting Hours are 6 am to 10 pm. (I'm pretty sure) They may put more restrictions on that if it gets to be too many visitors at one ti...

Caleb is starting "over" & will go through the range of assessments today. They need to find out what he can do, what he can...

We are 18,000 feet in the air, on Vanderbilt’s airplane, heading to NE. At the very last minute they said that Caleb could have a passenger...

Actually Larry, Caleb's step dad Todd knows your dad. And I think his dad (Marc) knows your dad as well. Both of them work for Nucor. ...

Please continue to pray for Caleb. The methadone fog has lifted & he is in much more pain. The emotional pain has "hit" Cale...

Well, today is Caleb's last full day in TN. It is a bittersweet Blessing. He has met such awesome people here at Vanderbilt. The care he...

The last couple of days Caleb has had to adjust to no methadone. It has made the general overall uncomfortableness more intense. They are ...

It's been a quiet day. Caleb had a friend visiting and we went to the cafeteria. Otherwise, not much has gone on. He sure looks so good...

Here is Caleb's address in Lincoln, NE Caleb Baber c/o Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital 5401 South Str. Lincoln, NE 68506 We don't ha...

Iwill attempt to answer some of the questions. Caleb's left leg has a wound vac. on it & he is awaiting a skin graft on that leg. ...

We made it to TN & got to see our Caleb!!! Grandpa left to go home, so we pray he has a safe journey. We are sitting here visiting abo...

I just found out a little bit ago that Caleb will be flying to Lincoln, NE on Tuesday!!!! God is soooo good!! I just can't believe tha...

I've gotten word that BC/BS will cover a plane ride for Caleb to come home. That translates to 67% of the price. We do not know how mu...

I've talked to the case manager & we are still waiting on BC/BS and then what Dr. Summitt thinks Caleb's needs will be to get to...

I am weeping as I write this. I talked to Caleb about 45 minutes ago & Dr. Summitt said it is POSSIBLE that we might be able to get Cal...

I just got off the phone with Caleb & he said he is going into surgery today instead of Wed or Thurs. They are suppose to put the wound...

I just got off the phone with Todd. He said when he called, Caleb was in Hydro & he spoke with Grandpa Bob. Caleb's leg is looking...

Caleb told me this morning when we talked that he is hooked up to nothing. He has a drain in his chin, and his ostomy, but that's all. ...

Good Afternoon! Todd & I were able to go to church this morning & be renewed. He is such a Mighty God!! A song that we sang this mor...

Talked to Caleb a few times today. He was pretty tired each time. He said that Allsion Casey & her roommates came to visit. When we t...

Hi! I am disappointed as I write this. Dr. Summitt told Caleb & Grandparents that Caleb will need 2-3 more surgeries for his leg. He w...

I realized sometime this afternoon that I forgot to mention a few things this morning. Caleb got the dressing taken off his chin yesterday....

Good mornin' I got a little busy at work & realized that I forgot to post. This morning when I called Caleb, he said he thought he...

Todd talked to Caleb over lunch & he was VERY excited. He was able to eat some real food, so they were bringing on the Chicken Nuggets!...

I have talked to Caleb this morning. We didn't get to talk too long. I am at work & things can get pretty busy in here, but he sai...

Grandma called & Caleb is out of surgery. They were able to close the chin, but not the left leg completely. Dr. Summitt is optomistic...