tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60207650953649359992024-03-13T13:44:55.417-07:00David Mackey's Blog Central!David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-28912973880963408282008-09-18T08:00:00.001-07:002008-09-18T08:10:49.513-07:00Mission Status!I met with my VR (Vocational Rehabilitation) counselor yesterday. I have a meeting with her every month. Well three weeks ago my neuropsychologist brought asked about my mission out of the blue. I said that I really want to go but I have to wait. She asked how long and I said 4-5 years. That is depressing I think. She stated that I am putting my whole life (meaning the love part) on hold until I have served a mission and that I would have gone if I did not have this accident. I agreed with her and it made me really sad and anxious. She then said that I could go. I asked about VR, what will happen with them? We (the family) thought that if I am "inactive" in this program, they would drop me. My neuropsyc said that maybe they will hold my funding. So yesterday was the meeting to ask Cady what would happen with my VR plan if I were to leave on a mission at the end of the school year this year? She was very understandable and considerate. She said that if my therapist and doctors say that I am ready to go then it is fine that I go. I probably will not get the funding to go to therapy anymore which is ok cuz I am almost done but my education funding will still be there for me. Just when I leave on my mission they will put my file in the inactive department until I get back. I can send in my papers Feb. 1, 2008!!! I am soo excited!! My life is coming back...and then I can get married. :)David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-9456771186891743442008-08-18T12:44:00.000-07:002008-08-18T13:00:06.142-07:00A Bit of An UpdateI havent put the pictures from the trek that I was a part of on the computer. When I do I will post and tell you all about the wonderful experience I had. I did have a great experience and I loved being a part of the trek. So I have been pretty busy with therapy. I started volunteering at St. Joseph's Hospital and I am loving it! Since I am working to become a nurse they got me a position where I can closely watch what nurse's do. I am learning a lot and I have seen some of the bad part of nursing and I am not scared. I am so excited to become a nurse. I do a bunch of work at the hospital. I file a bunch because the huck hates doing it so she leaves it for me to do and sometimes I get a huge pile of papers to file. Oh i go 4 days a week. A total of 18 hours a week. I clean machines and find them and make sure they are on the unit, I have transported patients before, I clean the soild utility rooms, I have interviewed patients to obtain their history which is pretty fun, I helped feed a patient once, I get supply's, answer the phone, call people, stock paper, and a bunch of other activities that I do. Its a load of fun tho. I get to see doctors and what they do and they are really funny. I start school on the 25th at Phoenix College. I am way excited because I am moving on with my life and I do not have to go to therapy as much. I am taking Biology 156, Chemistry 130 with the labs, and Weight Training. After these classes I have only one more class I will be needing, Biology 201, before I can apply for the nursing school at a community college. I have pretty much all of my co-req's done for nursing school except Biology 202 which I probably will get done when I am on the waiting list. Man I have made leaps and bounds since my accident. I am improving so much and I am getting better everyday and learning also. I do still have some difficulties but I am either getting better or figuring out how to compensate for those difficulties. I also have some more exciting news to tell but I am not sure if it will happen just yet so I will say it when I really know for sure.David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-34943339919468323822008-06-29T10:08:00.001-07:002008-06-29T11:48:12.762-07:002nd Trip: Utah/ IdahoWe went on a trip to Utah and Idaho for a week and a half. Let me tell ya, I have low tolerance for that long and I was aching to go back to therapy, kinda weird. I had the oppertunity to baptize my nephew. It was a really great experience and I was really happy for my nephew that he wanted to be baptized.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217352825164590034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi9cMh5mXHdviJHS5etiq5YxAfjBi4V3v0HlgnZmDOfTkA4cOzyR7klfAtvyahPxFsI-r2BOgL90S5qgqqIAUqKhupuaAZv6dP4HdOvuIai5pNAGzM5CKoJ8aoqFJWRqeybD3rGv0B7yv/s320/CIMG5772.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div><div>We drove up to Utah and it took forever but good thing i-pods were invented. We first went to my cousin Shawn's house and slept there and visited for the next morning. We then travled to my sister Stacey's house and slept there for one night then travled to Idaho to visit my Uncle and Aunt Mike and Cathleen. We went to there mutual activity which was speed dating and all of them wanted to know why I was not on my mission yet so I would tell them I fell 30 feet and landed on my head. Then they wanted to know the whole story. After like the fourth girl I was getting tired of telling it because it took up the whole time. So I had them promise me not to ask. Before my dad told us to find a date for tomorrow. I thought he was joking but it didnt matter. I asked this beautiful girl and my two younger brothers and my cousin, or well I had to ask for my cousin, asked girls. We played at the park and then watched a really cheesy movie but over all it was a great date. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217355305757374626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_Qap9R15lkwtmVoW5J7iX5XEb0m4p8xIetgHalbLFlmJ1qi07ZvNomQTmM59YZdFWqc3j9tpjjQTtxXXPL5W96_02pEVmt8tO2zv6tQFvdA61YjqH7Fiki1qKQ9-s0p8DGolziKA5JNl/s320/CIMG5796.JPG" border="0" /></div>Friday we went camping and I met this really awesome family! Their Uncle had a brain injury too so they knew like everything about me. There were two little girls and two boys who wrestled. The little girls were the cutest expecially the youngest. They taught me some really fun games and it was just fun hanging out with them. Then we went to the dance on Saturday in which I won the dance contest because I have some sweet dancin skills. One kid played the guitar and I asked them if I could play the piano and sing but they said no we have to hear it and then next time. I told them I lived in Arizona but they said no and its final. They were missin out.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217368548326077074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYKmv3uF6Ti_Tq17M7Yr5reB8ntp2WtBwoXA3PxrQKTlsw7eEqXxQNn36L4ZXzEiK5KK6WA7s0Y7BHzn4mMXX9jQiju6CPEFWZ12c3Jbqw-mpgpbsfGcXcX9DYNd-4TgKGAhW9-V-GeNg/s320/CIMG5843.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217368542359890050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbUho91p_3ppk0U6YeDLjE3diuWNPD-PMb2xwfO5zcGtyAy_9hhOisehuv3WhnCpauuteVm-R-P_y8DpOBwiEjGRbktCL2ZNJL-V-59O7qwKb42-Pyg4jjvUIKfit9zBmDatXpxU2ofpF/s320/CIMG5831.JPG" border="0" /></div>Our last stop we visited my Uncle and Aunt Garth and Debbie. I love visiting them. I spent the night with my brother Adam at my cousin Mike's house and it was so fun. He has a precious family. He took us to his work, he builds cow farm stuff I dont know what you call them. We saw a dairy farm and he showed us around and it was really interesting and also smelly. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXb80DoLrS_61Ao8VWPhSkDSyioyqBwGcXKc3lVpQVPoZpM4K5Lv8i12yzGd5PlSQJxMvDgnetBlObl17jnFlGCCSa7s4HX90MkdI1V8de9__eW4fD7_lN5CYeQK15ibIDAeJ5bJejOBh/s1600-h/CIMG5865.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217376550063793922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXb80DoLrS_61Ao8VWPhSkDSyioyqBwGcXKc3lVpQVPoZpM4K5Lv8i12yzGd5PlSQJxMvDgnetBlObl17jnFlGCCSa7s4HX90MkdI1V8de9__eW4fD7_lN5CYeQK15ibIDAeJ5bJejOBh/s320/CIMG5865.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4u3XbkeE5XkyMhfrf8TkXbMlLo2C2y2NLqiQiJdLT7SvNJunGvo_N-GiM1lmIa3Yp1i8wC-ngHXM55cDMLzP-tSU-dsHvP7DwIxbPQy7GypNkgW3uXium288Q6N_TOtITw3FgwYwktJW/s1600-h/CIMG5863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217376059772372402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4u3XbkeE5XkyMhfrf8TkXbMlLo2C2y2NLqiQiJdLT7SvNJunGvo_N-GiM1lmIa3Yp1i8wC-ngHXM55cDMLzP-tSU-dsHvP7DwIxbPQy7GypNkgW3uXium288Q6N_TOtITw3FgwYwktJW/s320/CIMG5863.JPG" border="0" /></a>Then we went to the river/lake and I went on the toob and the first time it was really dumb becuase they did not want me to get hurt. The second time was fun, we were jumping and falling out. Then I tried wakeboarding but it was the oppisite footing so I could not get up. The trip was great seeing my family but I really wanted to get back to therapy like I said before. I am excited for the trek. This is my last vacation I am going to take and then it is serious talk from here<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluC-H99iy9trc30fFQCHThmOEOHolF36SIUXUMtbSqx407FomuV1NU-5zN91uc5zS5cClhhi1i71LNflae8rpAD2Hoc-_gowUAnp9tUjOhtY_KOpJQKHOlWhzbPheucK0IUqOhqGwhieE/s1600-h/CIMG5869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217375474206206194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluC-H99iy9trc30fFQCHThmOEOHolF36SIUXUMtbSqx407FomuV1NU-5zN91uc5zS5cClhhi1i71LNflae8rpAD2Hoc-_gowUAnp9tUjOhtY_KOpJQKHOlWhzbPheucK0IUqOhqGwhieE/s320/CIMG5869.JPG" border="0" /></a> on out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9u3aCOCZo-tkopGNpVtAZiM8JYolFUr08cklC-Zsc8OtPFcRlaZjIK0xZKzyhxAGqJvqbTB5JOb7tSY8Fyq8zdgmHFCEo1rjA5PNGxg27FTI7QzMm4GB1BlvfHprJfgp_xuxCrCB_ww0t/s1600-h/CIMG5867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217374949930439874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9u3aCOCZo-tkopGNpVtAZiM8JYolFUr08cklC-Zsc8OtPFcRlaZjIK0xZKzyhxAGqJvqbTB5JOb7tSY8Fyq8zdgmHFCEo1rjA5PNGxg27FTI7QzMm4GB1BlvfHprJfgp_xuxCrCB_ww0t/s320/CIMG5867.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-76455825577698219542008-06-15T19:09:00.000-07:002008-06-15T21:15:56.354-07:001st Trip: Havasupai<div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_iyVV_wpgv22kwAcsK4D4On4km7rvDLt4lZ1ho4pOPFcIfHzJqgkBwT1tQpNiE0xu9ReHOmgdkATNEvEkpm4kemqsoXeU4Fq6ywFUvi_nhdjHv1UGN6bIszQmcXY8bk1tKNjSfjVYBfs/s1600-h/CIMG5737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212317560634113058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_iyVV_wpgv22kwAcsK4D4On4km7rvDLt4lZ1ho4pOPFcIfHzJqgkBwT1tQpNiE0xu9ReHOmgdkATNEvEkpm4kemqsoXeU4Fq6ywFUvi_nhdjHv1UGN6bIszQmcXY8bk1tKNjSfjVYBfs/s320/CIMG5737.JPG" border="0" /></a> On Wednsday the teacher's and priest of my ward went to Havasupai for the super activity. It has been my second time going to Havasupai. It was a blast! I could not do what I was able to do before but it was still awesome. I did not take very many pictures because I was afraid of getting my camera wet. I brought my digital camera that I paid for myself so I do not desire to buy a new one although I think it is time for it. Anywho, on Wednsday we left at 12:00 and got there at some time, I do not know I was not paying attention, but I think it was maybe 5:00. We hiked till it was dark and camped on the trail. I stayed with my dad the whole time, which was in the back...very far back, because my therapist told me to and I was only allowed to carry 20 pounds in my pack. It never happend, I think I carried like 30-35 pounds. Oh well though, I'm still alive. :) We slept under this over hang and all the kids (which were 11 others and I forgot to say but I was also one of the adult leaders but I was not really just on paper) took all of the space to sleep. So I found a rock that was the right length of my body and was semi flat. So I set up there and I had my helmet on just in case I rolled off while I slept. I stayed on the whole night and it was actually really comfortable.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GYlSmWi-TR4ge1geLnNTNq2aKRnjs_Fl1zFAIDKEJk2NkFIxe2TAuLUsVjHCdC1OvJo1D08eG6pfOn8fN2atj-3i_CXeQf0V8rBZIL-l9dr2QM9uTF_WglOXAIsnrPOyVlQjwKUsdZPu/s1600-h/CIMG5742.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212318678904719650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GYlSmWi-TR4ge1geLnNTNq2aKRnjs_Fl1zFAIDKEJk2NkFIxe2TAuLUsVjHCdC1OvJo1D08eG6pfOn8fN2atj-3i_CXeQf0V8rBZIL-l9dr2QM9uTF_WglOXAIsnrPOyVlQjwKUsdZPu/s320/CIMG5742.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212316852905506978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwilJ7vidwcihecvtfRCHEjDbDoyOJFxLBM85EOOWyzD9nrh0DGbjnSdyG2owHiZxwn9mL9V6hBchnb3DS7Hg5UGn0j6m3woFeOsImP8kEBMYPeGRC6DTowm5fzaolyaL5x8TunyfptIH/s320/CIMG5748.JPG" border="0" />We finally got to the camping place and it was crowded. There was this good spot but then these other muchacho's decided to take up two camp sites and we had a brawl of words. We negotiated the problem down to spliting the campsite in half and two picnic tables. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212321031782485218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhjzDp0P4we5vLBWpjnxqFBO-aIxoZkUNjnKb69J28DZOTBTQCcndeEHMwz4K-xXp_3nIpF1U0UQ1bXJ1_JRTw4gH3O1um8-nZOy_MD8JnKmBnpGQsMwz7GlkE7-VfX3-smtj73XZVj2s/s320/CIMG5749.JPG" border="0" />The first waterfall we swam at was Havasu Falls. Swam behind it and I dove off which probably was not good to do. First it was really tiring to get over there and then back. When I got back to shore I was really off balance for like a minute. I can not do the same stuff I was able to do before my accident. :( Jumped off some other places near Havasu and played around there for like an hour or two, it was fun. The water was cold but really refreshing. By our campsite we had two rope swings we played with a lot the whole time we were there. So we played with those for the rest of the day and trying to hook it up with girls. There was actually a bunch of mormons there, probably the majority was mormon. Then next day we went to Moony and it was scary going down to the waterfall, those who have been know what I am talking about. There was really nothing to do except Beaver is farther down but it was too far to walk for a waterfall. I tried swimming to the wall by the waterfall but my shoe was coming off and there was a lot of waves that made it hard to see and it was really tiring so I swam back to the rock island next to it. Then we went to Navajo and I jumped off twice and then my dad got mad that we were jumping off there because it was too dangerous, so we were not allowed to do it anymore. Some of us guys talked to a group of girls there but they were not interested in me or at least the girl my age.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212325577460125490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtHkD4eBUnp08MP93F1gvm2ZN04yUeIEnhl68eUrtmyw_BTk_yFLR9chDWIiWPiYrcawdF5KTbKtFg1O1S0BnCbyHhKko8F8q-gOufok6rZrGjObc76H8i7rhzRvp7-sNE49JUd4ud8Wi/s320/CIMG5751.JPG" border="0" />We hiked out on Saturday and my dad and 8 other boys got mules to carry out there packs. I had to carry mine out but it was ok because it weighed nothing. The group of girls we talked to were so lucky because they knew the helicopter pilot so they all got flown out of there. The switch backs were the hardest but I made it. I actually went down back down once like a quarter of the way to give one of our leaders a bottle of water then a second time about half the way to help out my dad and three others. On the way home we were starving when we started out but the closest resturant (an hour and a half away) was too busy so we went another hour and a half or two to the next good place. We had to listen to the techno station (thats all we could get) to keep our minds off of food. Overall, I loved the trip. I want to go back because it was fun and I have a great tan. One of the leaders had a really funny shirt and actually I would love to have one like it. Hope you all of a laugh.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212328134992543042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOXKrWtugK9gVdbHobsFrrr-_FGA8-mGsiTDT1KpbhEshtpdfk6ijV5xZqnB2MaCAhOjYcyE3CfUDehff33egpnVPXwbqtkvet0VmkVfM4B8312AwmLEK5C4-DJfVbgQOBbCF18A327Pw/s320/CIMG5750.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-90946828128329987362008-06-08T08:15:00.000-07:002008-06-08T08:47:13.082-07:00Wonderful Performance!!Sorry this is late but I got it done. So the play was awesome!! It was soo fun and it was a memerable experience. I wish I had done it before my accident. Anyways, so I was only in the chorus and there were a ton of little kids there. When we were not on stage we were in the dance room playing around. There was this really cute girl (age 6) that I would always hang out with and tease. Then there was this other girl who I taught how to swing dance and I mean I was doing these pretty sweet moves and like ton of other little girls came over and wanted to learn. So I was teaching all the little girls all these moves and they were like lined up for a carnival ride. It was so fun and the girls loved it! I signed up to do volunteer work at St. Joseph's Hospital. I OT got me a great job that will help me view other nurses and maybe even do what they do and even at its worst. Im pretty excited about that, I start on Tuesday. I took my Psychology final yesterday, I hope I did an ok job. My teacher does not read my papers. I will submit a paper, I will later read it and find so many mistakes, and he gives me a 100% on all of my papers. I start school in August at Phoenix College taking Bio 156 and Chem 130, plus weight training. I am really excited about this, I have to take those classes then Bio 201 and then I can apply for nursing school! This Wednsday I am going to Havisuppi and going to have blast. Then the week after that I was given the opportunity to baptize my nephew so I am really excited about that. I will take pictures so I hope you guys are excited.David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-86436746642283865752008-05-29T07:27:00.000-07:002008-05-29T07:44:03.840-07:00In News Paper...again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kdopDXcvSrh6XvtCmmUDAp4-w1_Hkz45EXbzn4MLO4P1Pw0VhiM6fAwExZQAAmXUKqbUB37RgUfkrpHmXTRo74IJN5fZCaisHQC8Jy6SJh3oOemjFMrfgILnQYQc1X_YC26Ya22fQj6d/s1600-h/hellodollyProgram[1].jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205810444850031058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kdopDXcvSrh6XvtCmmUDAp4-w1_Hkz45EXbzn4MLO4P1Pw0VhiM6fAwExZQAAmXUKqbUB37RgUfkrpHmXTRo74IJN5fZCaisHQC8Jy6SJh3oOemjFMrfgILnQYQc1X_YC26Ya22fQj6d/s400/hellodollyProgram%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I was in the news paper again yesterday Wednsday May 28, 2008. I will post a link but I dont know how long it stays posted so hopefully you guys got it in the newspaper. I am signing up to do voulenteer work over at St. Josephs and I saw one of my therapist when I stayed in the hospital. He was like my teacher for school stuff. I saw him when I was at an orientation and he wanted me to sign his newspaper so I did. It was really good seeing him, I miss my therapist. Today is when the first show of the play my stake is doing, Hello Dolly. I am sooooo tired cuz I would get home from dress rehearsal at like 11:00 and then wake up at 5:00 to go to CTN. But the show is going to be sooo good. Yesterday's dress rehearsal was really good and we did amazing. It would make me really happy if you guys went. The showings are today at 7, tomorrow at 7, and Saturday at 2 and 7. We are performing at the Deer Valley High School located at the Performing Arts Center, 51st Avenue and Union Hills and it is at NO COST. ITS FEE!!! Or you can go to our website... <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/dvplay">http://groups.google.com/group/dvplay</a> Hope to see you there. Here is the article in the newspaper link and I am posting a picture of me in the play <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/05/27/20080527phx-mackey0528.html">http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/05/27/20080527phx-mackey0528.html</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-80159992884314309862008-05-19T19:35:00.001-07:002008-05-19T20:08:00.136-07:00WOW Pictures!!! :) :}<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QionqBl4HfJs9ukGTXrQQG32PxprmM0AxAWmXSgIM7gJg40PCXw0rvFtp_Qjz-2gYYw6rODilJVZ3NEG8j5RlQ5CgZmNO50ftSkFKEDQxpaPDNCvf5bF5iditWR5FCKEII5nF-8KUM3c/s1600-h/s608551259_302519_3861%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202286892245454850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QionqBl4HfJs9ukGTXrQQG32PxprmM0AxAWmXSgIM7gJg40PCXw0rvFtp_Qjz-2gYYw6rODilJVZ3NEG8j5RlQ5CgZmNO50ftSkFKEDQxpaPDNCvf5bF5iditWR5FCKEII5nF-8KUM3c/s400/s608551259_302519_3861%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a friend I met at EFY. We are at an ASU Football game which was awesome. This is post-injury.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2ik2b0yPb5XfUox04wb_2wNGlIRML_yP1ZHWbkiI329iB8vFJl34MYhsFTWttsiIkQFEPA6A7bUHr6EL58fLDfIjtJ_keUIv7PzZecsX8H_toDNHfxOCWQjFaNNpktHupBy247AhrJYT/s1600-h/s608551259_750574_8523%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202286900835389458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2ik2b0yPb5XfUox04wb_2wNGlIRML_yP1ZHWbkiI329iB8vFJl34MYhsFTWttsiIkQFEPA6A7bUHr6EL58fLDfIjtJ_keUIv7PzZecsX8H_toDNHfxOCWQjFaNNpktHupBy247AhrJYT/s400/s608551259_750574_8523%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is in Canada and I think this is a sweet picture. It looks like we are models. We should be hired. Pre-injury<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykHmrLYvHxlpE_KNdMNknTsXgg8FLTFMfMg23KMA8irAFSt-EDGO8TtyyaSkaeQoL3ulAOJqLnSPVZY2WveF4AVKMkFWgInfutQtVGcDS_z_LAdwcLgt_cIG4Bj8vw9vsSXInZGp5Ktk_/s1600-h/n608551259_750571_1536%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202286432683954082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykHmrLYvHxlpE_KNdMNknTsXgg8FLTFMfMg23KMA8irAFSt-EDGO8TtyyaSkaeQoL3ulAOJqLnSPVZY2WveF4AVKMkFWgInfutQtVGcDS_z_LAdwcLgt_cIG4Bj8vw9vsSXInZGp5Ktk_/s320/n608551259_750571_1536%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Pre-injury, I was a snob for Halloween. I am pretty good looking though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7963GRApOkEFFkpEKkYqUjg97RKB1CrGnzLMER9-YghtfSGoV7WCyQbMySc6iL5dXHFmv9zFQSz4bN_gagYb9e0S93egqgYHIs540m3yNOzPIaqLP_KTeCYOcqNJm8aSpt1Vs9dsP62p3/s1600-h/n1018860072_30007038_5210%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202286441273888690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7963GRApOkEFFkpEKkYqUjg97RKB1CrGnzLMER9-YghtfSGoV7WCyQbMySc6iL5dXHFmv9zFQSz4bN_gagYb9e0S93egqgYHIs540m3yNOzPIaqLP_KTeCYOcqNJm8aSpt1Vs9dsP62p3/s320/n1018860072_30007038_5210%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Graduation. This is with my friend Annie Fudge. Post-injury<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ps761nZPVWwu5wwxRpudelaGPrsklbiQMfIup307Il5yUgGT6TXO1SYxTbHYNtdE_aKBipGtxiyvNUFHzZOODqrgOJO8iNyYAUnaTKuDqOrmGIQdvHihesrnUnEb77MAXmJ1h0yPo87B/s1600-h/n1018860072_30008708_8871%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202286441273888706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ps761nZPVWwu5wwxRpudelaGPrsklbiQMfIup307Il5yUgGT6TXO1SYxTbHYNtdE_aKBipGtxiyvNUFHzZOODqrgOJO8iNyYAUnaTKuDqOrmGIQdvHihesrnUnEb77MAXmJ1h0yPo87B/s320/n1018860072_30008708_8871%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>My best friend Elder Lazenby IV, Annie Fugi, and me with a big smile. At seminary graduation, post-injury.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfBJ6_QAPp6Ineasd-G-l3bwrw61YiuRKc5G9TYPuc5EM1JBLHEYatT5qzgLV4INHEGNvDXWd8arfALukgisOLXEP_18bm50FiSmURrebyI8u4VbWGpbwQtRQPcGta4kxRGf5H_pV2TOd/s1600-h/n1194870266_30191213_1487%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202286445568856018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfBJ6_QAPp6Ineasd-G-l3bwrw61YiuRKc5G9TYPuc5EM1JBLHEYatT5qzgLV4INHEGNvDXWd8arfALukgisOLXEP_18bm50FiSmURrebyI8u4VbWGpbwQtRQPcGta4kxRGf5H_pV2TOd/s320/n1194870266_30191213_1487%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I preformed "You Are Loved" by Josh Groban, or he sings it, at EFY. I thought I didnt do so well but others think I did good. Post-injury.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD402cUhyBgZWxr0OtVdwDRaFmAFvLudgjxGbxjL_PdJEq88I1l4XNR-KJiBpGAYVRMr7lNLkyOjeSxXni_-o5ngbk-6G4VV50LYko0wf4Tdd2cUdsQFZszQV1gTuJ06MksSo0HWM_SWZk/s1600-h/n527846060_710794_2276%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202285973122453330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD402cUhyBgZWxr0OtVdwDRaFmAFvLudgjxGbxjL_PdJEq88I1l4XNR-KJiBpGAYVRMr7lNLkyOjeSxXni_-o5ngbk-6G4VV50LYko0wf4Tdd2cUdsQFZszQV1gTuJ06MksSo0HWM_SWZk/s320/n527846060_710794_2276%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>EFY with my friend Kayla. Pretty crazy eh? Tried to renact what actually happend. Post-injury.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEcjArNKWE_L3hUtr5OVgBMDKJuoIRsmh9zUTyv1lT-hrv8N9Oky6UlAH1pqWlHoW9JCLH_JAa7zGgjOlYxR9I_sSrh7pQzvF6pncsVk2zznsz6wQk1tkSCK2vrbSaFaBLB9ahAc2M0sQ/s1600-h/n608551259_351434_430%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202285977417420642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEcjArNKWE_L3hUtr5OVgBMDKJuoIRsmh9zUTyv1lT-hrv8N9Oky6UlAH1pqWlHoW9JCLH_JAa7zGgjOlYxR9I_sSrh7pQzvF6pncsVk2zznsz6wQk1tkSCK2vrbSaFaBLB9ahAc2M0sQ/s320/n608551259_351434_430%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Post-injury, I would dress up for school everyday. I always had a different outfit and this day was nerd day. Kids were so excited to see what I would wear next. I was going to PVCC.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr1gEXnO4jZLwfobW73q81n5_mStbCUcqCTcclexsnY7_tdayxtT6N7XUW_c5NXvVLgmcTdZvpvx9m8XNmdb8a9M9jUYEfTe4wX8RZisWhwdIbTRNEannfQ-T_t5LfQAGP15nQUnU-lTN/s1600-h/n608551259_552940_8811%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202285977417420658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr1gEXnO4jZLwfobW73q81n5_mStbCUcqCTcclexsnY7_tdayxtT6N7XUW_c5NXvVLgmcTdZvpvx9m8XNmdb8a9M9jUYEfTe4wX8RZisWhwdIbTRNEannfQ-T_t5LfQAGP15nQUnU-lTN/s320/n608551259_552940_8811%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Post-injury, I forgot to tell you I am engaged. It was love at first sight.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Kq1NpszUS9oRvJzE-2jsxltIC6m3VRZuap4lyd7qIsbhQX6iroHOZecICsPe1zUFlM8PGE5VW8njqUKte4qs2PNV9hYnhVfDpPy25cZ9G5mcHetBO5hZIkPyiVKPAkifiQj3q0zgvCx6/s1600-h/n608551259_604684_4388%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202285981712387970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Kq1NpszUS9oRvJzE-2jsxltIC6m3VRZuap4lyd7qIsbhQX6iroHOZecICsPe1zUFlM8PGE5VW8njqUKte4qs2PNV9hYnhVfDpPy25cZ9G5mcHetBO5hZIkPyiVKPAkifiQj3q0zgvCx6/s320/n608551259_604684_4388%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>This is my SWEET screw I got in my mouth. When it wasnt coverd I would try and unscrew it but the dentist told me not to do that. I think they use like a star wrench to screw it in. Post-injury.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcREPfTkLxi7PXhj8FIiDKohTxJKqz76DFJoFk87hRDrvOEoT7-NIaLI99Ts2TrMaQ-0jGZqMvEbmn6lm5n-S06f0YaC-qa8C4NH5IdIlSn3EtK4e9wV_cz70ONQTtQc8aDw2Qv7bcpP14/s1600-h/n608551259_750569_4547%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202285986007355282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcREPfTkLxi7PXhj8FIiDKohTxJKqz76DFJoFk87hRDrvOEoT7-NIaLI99Ts2TrMaQ-0jGZqMvEbmn6lm5n-S06f0YaC-qa8C4NH5IdIlSn3EtK4e9wV_cz70ONQTtQc8aDw2Qv7bcpP14/s320/n608551259_750569_4547%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Ok so this is an awesome wrestling picture! For your information I recieved first place at this tournament and this is the championship match. This kid actually pinned me the first time I saw him in the second period. I met him in the championships and I totally killed him. I later found out he was on steriods. Also to make me look even better I was weighing 162 and he was 171. :) Maybe I am cocky. Pre-injury.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-56491670862470401562008-05-18T19:46:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:12:29.253-07:00The 52nd wall post<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4XGUd-7UfZz262667yOFjiQrKNx07DDQ79LcnsR6nYllSB4IZwM35_WOZr2WybrGfXkbJIvGkQcaPimlabKQfZ6ER-7LcYvKlN0Y3EzMRMogk-Uj92htDOWWd4NHHJc_OiDRZQbjX8AA/s1600-h/n1016430122_30014968_990%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201916683244408498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4XGUd-7UfZz262667yOFjiQrKNx07DDQ79LcnsR6nYllSB4IZwM35_WOZr2WybrGfXkbJIvGkQcaPimlabKQfZ6ER-7LcYvKlN0Y3EzMRMogk-Uj92htDOWWd4NHHJc_OiDRZQbjX8AA/s320/n1016430122_30014968_990%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I dont really know what to call this one except that I have 52 wall post on my(hopefully I can call it mine now) blog. So on Thursday I had an interview with The Arizona Rebublic so my fame will be published again on Wensday in the North Valley section I think. The picture guy was taking a butt load of pictures of me and my mouth started to refuse to smile so there better be a good picture of me. Also I am going to need your help Katie with publishing links and what not and I dont even know where to look to find the article online. So I found a really cool picture and I probably put some more on tomorrow cuz it is really late. This picture was of a bon fire that my friends and I did. We got the fire to be like 20 feet and it was AWESOME! We had to like stand 30 feet away cuz it was so hot. So I will put more on tomorrow. Remember that I will be in the paper on Wensday.</div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-33250080153893982822008-05-11T18:55:00.000-07:002008-05-11T19:16:11.160-07:00Happy Mother's DayHappy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there who read this blog! Also Happy mother's Day for my sisters who are mothers. I admire all the mothers who bring little cute adorable babies into this world! I finished taking the computer driving test's. My next step is to get clearance from my doctor who I think gets clearance from my parents. I talk to my neuro psych tomorrow with my parents so this will most likely will be the subject. They want me to go to school this August full time and I want to attend GCC. I am planning on taking College Chem, Bio 156, and probably Super Swing oh and maybe weight training. By spring of 2009 I am going to finish taking my pre-req's for nursing school and apply for August of next year. My therapist say when I start going to school I will barely be going to therapy cuz once I start driving I wont need OT, I just graduated from PT last Thursday but I still have to do at home work outs. We do a lot of group stuff and I will be graduating from Cog Group which is where they teach us about our brain injury, the steps that we go through, and a neural anatomy moduel. As for Recreational Therapy, to tell you the truth, I think that I dont need it cuz I know how to be social, how to to recreational activities, and the stuff that they are allowed to have me do are dumb. Graduation for CTN was on Thursday and one of the graduates wanted me to sing a song that he wrote the lyrics to. I had to make up the music that day but I did a good job. Then I went to my bro's grad party at the Lazenby's house and I played him Jake, ping pong and he is chinese good. So Craig Lazenby are always playin. I love ping pong! I will put pictures on here I just never take them but I will.David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-11327235904826005992008-05-04T11:50:00.001-07:002008-05-04T12:16:40.549-07:00New Tooth!!I got a new tooth on Monday so I am now done with going to the dentist! YAY. I am though going to miss my dentist and his assistant. They were good to me and we became really good friends. I got my tooth pulled out in like I think August or was it July...oh I dont know, anyways, so at first it felt like I had the grand canyon in my mouth and I just kept moving my tounge around and feeling it. It bugged me a lot. Then I got use to it and I also got use to eating only on my right side. Then I got this new tooth which I think is in the way and it annoys me and I dont even use it. Although it does feel really smooth, oh and it is really white. haha I think I wasted my parents a lot of money to have this one tooth. My choir teacher Mary asked me if I wanted to preform for the night of stars this year since I didnt have the ability to attend and I think I was still in Canada. I said "oh ya" (like the coolaide guy). I preformed on Tuesday which I should have posted on here, im sorry that I didnt. I didnt sing "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and I didnt do "Dont Give Up." I was tired of playing the Josh Groban song but I do like it and play it but I just kept preforming it so I needed a change. So a friend suggested I sing and play a song from "The Last Five Years" musical "If I Didnt Believe In You." I got the music a week before the preformance so I was practicing like crazy learning it cuz I have never heard of it. I played the piano and sang that song and I did all right. Then I sung the "Come What May" with Anna and we did a GREAT job. I messed up a few times but it alright, I hit those high notes so I was pretty proud of myself. On Friday I didnt go to therapy, instead I went to GCC to talk with the Dissabilities Resouce Center counselor to get speacial stuff I guess. I got a lot of information and I am excited to start school. I have almost all of my pre-req's done to apply for the nursing program I just have to take Bio 156 and then 201 and I can apply. So I can apply next August. I signed up to take Bio 156 and I want to take guitar so I might sign for that too. I also took the reading placement test which I took recently after my accident and didnt do so well, haha cuz I was really impulsive and it was boring so I just started clicking answers. They said I did lower than High School but I could take it one last time when I am ready. So I took it on Friday and I was patient and read through all of the answers and I got a 97 so I did dang good. I now dont have to take Critical Reading. My last year in nursing program is going to be easy cuz I already have all my co-req's. Then my bro's and my dad and also my two nephews went to fathers and sons camp out. That was fun, we played soccer and I got my work out. Ok well, oh also I am in my stake play "Hello Dolly" and we are preforming on May 29-31 at Deer Valley High School I think at 7. I will let you know if its a different time.David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-69581866883192453282008-04-27T13:15:00.000-07:002008-04-27T13:38:01.242-07:00Therapy!!!!Well hello computer. I might as well have a conversation with you now since my fan club probably wont check on me anymore. I am sorry though for not really keeping you and also my fan club up to date on how I am doing. :/ I am busy with a lot of stuff but I could have written something I was just to selfish.....anywho I am going to therapy now. Yes your prayers were answered and I am now going to therapy 5 days a week, 9-10 hours a day. Well mostly 9 I just like to say 10 which only happend once and let me tell ya it was a long day. I was blessed to be accepted into Vocational Rehab which is a program that is funded by the government so they are funding for everything, therapy, school once I start going, and well just life. They are so wonderful and my counslor is and angel. She is so nice and understanding. I had to come up with a "realistic goal" for them to keep funding me so that means that it is going to be a while until I fufill my goal to become an orthopedic surgen. I decided with much prayer and fasting to do nursing. I a little scared and have fear but I will perservere! I started one online class through rio salado with the help of my therapy CTN. I still have a 100 % in the class and I have turned in a lot of papers. I feel bad though because my speech therapist mostly wrote all the ones before but now she is having me write them. I would help though but I have to give her all the credit. About driving....who knows. Its mostly is in the hands of my parents instead of my doctors which it is too. They can not give me clearance until my parents say it is ok or something like that. I am taking test on the computer. I took the first one and I passed....it was easy, it was for old people. I started on my second one, which I havent done in a while, and this one is really hard. There is soo much to driving! I have made a ton of friends who are all miracles. I need some ideas to do for recreational therapy cuz I pick some dumb ones and then they make me do them until I finish. Craig Lazenby and I are dang good bowlers. We are thinking about starting up a league team but we need two more people. We still are not sure because it has to work around Craigs scheduale and mine. Oh and Craig and I might start up a woodworking buissness so if you know of anyone who need someone to build them dressers and night stands or even cabinites, tell them about our buissness. Dont make them any promises though cuz I dont know if we are going to do it. I will have built a jewlery box so if you know of anyone who wants to buy it give me a call.David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-61763217730704628752007-11-18T09:11:00.000-08:002007-11-18T09:29:51.869-08:00By A Show Of Hands<div align="center">Ok so I really dont know what to put down on this except what I have been doing the past week. Its like a journal but on the computer. So by a show of hands or just add a comment if you actually keep track of this and if you guys have any requests. Lets see how many comments I can get on this thingy. Ok well monday and Tuesday I didnt really do muh just breath and thats about it. But on Wensday and Thursday I have been playing the piano fo Ms. Seagall and the chior. I guess its pretty good because it makes me have to practice but no offense Ms. Seagall I dont really like the songs to play but I guess I do but not that much. So it makes practicing kinda hard. Oh on Thursday I talked with coach Yantis my old football coach and he doesnt have hard feelings against me. I thought he would because Chase and I along with Steuart Walter quit together and he didnt really want us to quit. But I do now regret quiting because I miss hitting someone as hard as you can and it being leagal. On Friday we had a fireside and afterwards my bros and a group of friends all went to have dinner. We went to Barrow's and it was really funny but you had to have been there. On Saturday was the service project and we just put rock in the front yards and made it look pretty. After I kept trying to get the cops to hand cuff me but they wouldnt. And I am probably going to have another interview with channel 12 next week if mom permits. So keep a watch out for it and next Sunday I will let you all know if I will be famous again. Oh and one last thing I met Elder Zwick and I think thats his name. He is a member of the 70 so it was pretty cool.</div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-30294410369067267582007-11-11T14:49:00.000-08:002007-11-11T15:27:00.613-08:00Sweet Swing Moves!!!!!!So I did pretty much as routine, I went to school and work. On Wensday mom left to Utah so I had the house to myself and I could do whatever I want. Well not really. Friday I went to the dentist to check out my new sweet screw to make sure it was good enough for me. It only lasted like two minutes so it was really fast oh and my mom wasn't there so I was able to be an adult that day. Friday I doubled with Katie and Morg and we did frisbee golf. I told them that my dated and I were going to beat them and we were on track and achieving our goal until I steped on this humungo thorn. It went right through my shoe and punctured my foot. There was blood all over and whining. sheeesh it was not my day. Then we had mexican food at Katies and it was delectable. We watched some Office shows cuz my date as never seen any of the episodes. After that I tried wooing my date with my sweet piano playing skills but i was off that day cuz of the thorn that pierced me. I was gonna go to the YSA dance with Julia but the first seconds we got there it looked like it was gonna be lame so we left and they took me home. Now on saturday I had so much fun. I played the piano for the primary program practice cuz that is my calling in the church and the little kids are soooo cute. I can now say I have many friends. After that I went to the Best of EFY again. There was a butt load more people there and it was awesome. The speakers were so good especially the last one cuz he had us sing the EFY theme and it was very spiritual. Oh and I sat next to a cute girl but I found out she had a boyfriend. Now I dont know why couples go to these things cuz your suppose to meet new people that are attractive to ya and to feel the spirit. But I met this one girl Laurissa and she dances really well also she was very cute and I mean very cute. We asked some counslors if they could teach us some swing moves and they taught us some really cool and intense ones. I was lifting her and swinging her around it was really fun and she loved me or I mean dancing with me. It was a blast. Then on Sunday was the Primary Program and it was a success. One of the little girls did Where Love Is with her dad and it was so cute and she was really good. Well that was my week and I want to learn some more swing moves!David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-53773645692571647792007-11-04T09:39:00.000-08:002007-11-10T02:19:35.044-08:00I'm Back!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLfSHcvX5lECIgPCqMik3RGr2Ba_X-GX8fWhVDZbYwAhfMXYgw7lqPAj6zoqYghiJnk_46zAH64Eiz3QTsyPucOAoqIIt8rWvhAvNP2wULGNa0ekWwd-gM0KBT06fJqW3l0MI3haRKUeC/s1600-h/GetAttachment%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131154270862659298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLfSHcvX5lECIgPCqMik3RGr2Ba_X-GX8fWhVDZbYwAhfMXYgw7lqPAj6zoqYghiJnk_46zAH64Eiz3QTsyPucOAoqIIt8rWvhAvNP2wULGNa0ekWwd-gM0KBT06fJqW3l0MI3haRKUeC/s320/GetAttachment%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefHfSSWoKVvmO7OEzWouAJd4XFL_pUVXMDePT-DZotRj7QpZUm1SyLQVS952oMj2TDL7VvBh6xFiRhhWS5lJLK3y2iGvUhQG8EHy9NrLmcchamohfoS1QhinsCDTv8lDULBg5hQJ841Ll/s1600-h/GetAttachment%5B3%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131154202143182546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefHfSSWoKVvmO7OEzWouAJd4XFL_pUVXMDePT-DZotRj7QpZUm1SyLQVS952oMj2TDL7VvBh6xFiRhhWS5lJLK3y2iGvUhQG8EHy9NrLmcchamohfoS1QhinsCDTv8lDULBg5hQJ841Ll/s320/GetAttachment%5B3%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well hello everyone! Sorry I have not really been keeping you all up to date. But I do read this because I dont remeber any of the stuff on here and I dont remember doing any of this stuff. Sooo what I have been up to.......well I graduated from therapy at Paradise Valley Hospital. Ya I was really excited too! But after that I have been going to school at PVCC and well I started taking only one then it became two.....then it became three. I am taking Public speaking which is really fun and its easy. Spanish 101 in which I really need to kick myself in the but and study plus with my last class Music History. Music History was really boring at first but now its alright but we just take a bunch of notes and sometimes its interesting. But ya I have been going to PVCC every since the semester started. I dont think I am going to do it next semester because my mom probably wants me to start up CTN. But we will see because I have to get interveiwed with the state so they pay for it. Oh and I have been going to institute and Mission Prep. I have always thought of istitute as something really lame but I really love institute, its very spiritual. To those who are not mormon institute is like semminary for those who go to high school. I have been going on dates and this last one was really fun. I will put pictures on here when I get them. Don, Chases sister invited me to participate in a murder mystery. I asked a girl from institute, her name is Liz. We had to dress up and figure out who the murder was. I totally did not guess right but my date and some other person guessed it right. So I guess I picked the right one. Just yesterday I went to the Best of EFY. It was really good the talks and everything. I learned how to do the Cha Cha which is a really sexy dance. :) no just kiddin but my favorite I learned some more sweet intense Swing dancing moves or well just a few but they are really cool. Thats pretty much whats been going on. I will seriously keep you in touch and you can rag on me for not doing this if you want.<a onclick="" href="http://by108w.bay108.mail.live.com/mail/ReadMessageLight.aspx?Action=ScanAttachment&AllowUnsafe=True&AllowUnsafeContentOverride=True&AttachmentIndex=1&AttachmentDepth=1&FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&InboxSortAscending=False&InboxSortBy=Date&IsMessageSafe=False&MessageCodePage=20127&ReadMessageId=0599a197-526c-4c62-a419-319858b710ff&n=915572507"></a><a onclick="" href="http://by108w.bay108.mail.live.com/mail/ReadMessageLight.aspx?Action=ScanAttachment&AllowUnsafe=True&AllowUnsafeContentOverride=True&AttachmentIndex=1&AttachmentDepth=1&FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&InboxSortAscending=False&InboxSortBy=Date&IsMessageSafe=False&MessageCodePage=20127&ReadMessageId=0599a197-526c-4c62-a419-319858b710ff&n=915572507"></a></div></div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-65755665838180244452007-06-07T13:28:00.000-07:002007-06-07T13:36:51.989-07:00New article on DavidSorry no pictures yet from graduation, but I just found another article on David from The Arizona Republic. Sorry that it is so late. I just found it. Here is the link:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/0525phx-gradmackey0525-ON.html">http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/0525phx-gradmackey0525-ON.html</a><br /><br />If you go to the azcentral northeast section, there is a link to some pictures of the graduations around the valley and David with Mom and Dad is number 10. It is in the middle of the page about half way down under the section called "special." I would post the picture, but there is no link. Sorry!David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-75878373177589294422007-05-24T12:09:00.000-07:002007-05-24T12:45:32.938-07:00GraduationDavid will be graduating tonight at 7:30 pm from P.V. High School. I found another article in the paper about David graduating. I love how they point out that David is the 15th Mackey to graduate from P.V. Mom said that they are going to announce that at the graduation tonight. Cool! David will also be singing with the senior choir tonight. They will be singing the alma mater song and "The Star Spangled Banner." We will take pictures tonight and will post them later. Hopefully we will see many tonight at the graduation! Just as a side note in case anyone wanted to watch, David also has two interviews today with Channel 15 and Channel 12. We don't know what time they will be aired or what day, but stay tuned if you get a chance.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/0523phx-mackeygrad0523.html">http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/0523phx-mackeygrad0523.html</a>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-63573390300882714152007-05-13T22:42:00.000-07:002007-05-15T16:12:36.178-07:00P.V. Choir ConcertThis is not David by the way. Mom told me a couple of days ago about the concert at P.V. high school that Jimmy was singing in. (Sorry, I am just now getting a chance to write about this.) David wasn't even going to go to see the concert, but decided at the last minute to go. Anyway, David was invited to sing with the choir. He sang every song that he knew. When he didn't know it, he just sat down. All of the seniors were given a long-stemmed flower. After the concert ended, David thought he would play the piano. He had recently gotten his cast taken off his arm so he has just been waiting patiently to be able to play again. David stunned the crowd with his playing. The audience just loved to watch him play and they didn't even move. Even though he may not be quite at his same playing level as before, he can still do it and do it well! Keep up the good work, David!David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-33010097298903132822007-05-13T13:16:00.000-07:002007-05-13T13:30:30.806-07:00I need prayersYes I need more prayers. Hopefully im not asking to much but I was reading my sisters comment and she said that I will blow them away with how quickly im recovering. Well our insurance doesnt cover any of the therapy that my doctor wanted me in. This therapy is more intense and it will give me a better chance to come back a hundred percent. So if you could pray for my mother and me that we may be blessed by our Heavenly Father and give us a chance to get in the better therapy. Thank you so much if you do pray because I want to come back to my old self again except im more sweeter(thats what my mom says). Ya the therapy im at right now the past three days didnt challenge me as it should. Only one activity in speech challenged me. Thank you again for your prayers and your continued(I think I worded that right) prayers. Oh and thank you for all your comments I love to read them. :) peace<br /><br />David Raymond MackeyDavid Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-23885309746581259602007-05-09T19:16:00.000-07:002007-05-09T19:53:13.428-07:00Hi this is Dave.Hey everybody this is really David. I would have written sooner but it takes to long to only type with one finger and im a busy kid. Not busy with dates which i hoped but with therapy and I need to be by my mom who helps care for me the whole time. I am excited to post something about me on the website for me. First I want to thank everyone for there prayers and fastings for my health. They have been answered because I can see the change frome what I remember till now. And I am grateful for your love for me and everyone that has visited me and my sisters who have stayed with me to give my mom a break. Also I know they love me because they made a blog for me. I dont think im that important. Especially winning prom king, at least I would get nominated but not win king. If I got didnt get in an accident it would have never happend. Oh and I am sorry to all those that I saw at prom because it didnt seem like I was excited but I was. Prom was just a little to crazy for my brain so it wears me out. Im thankful for chior for raising money for my parents because I am a very expensive kid even when I was born till now. I finished reading the blog today so its nice to read and see what I dont remember and I love all your quotes. I guess I was a pretty funny or cute(as Tiffany would say it) kid in ICU and the hospital. Well I can tell you a little of what I went through in the hospital. At first I did not beleive any thing. I thought this whole thing was a dream and I was going to wake up in Canada or at Chase Lazenbys house(my best friend). Just everything was confusing to me and didnt make sense. But I started to beleive everything was real last wensday. I had to ask a ton of question to all my therapist and I quized them all but they got all the questions right. Then I got really frustrated. I was remembering how I was before and that its gonna be a long time to get normal again if I get normal. Also my plans were ruiend like going to college for a year and I was missing alot of fun with Chase and going on dates. But then I prayed that I may be optimistic and the next day I was. I loved going to therapy it was fun! It went by so fast like in school when you enjoy a interesting subject. I miss all my therapist they became my best friends(sorry Chase) and I love hanging out with them(well therapy) and just talking to them. But im glad to be back in my own bed because the hospital bed is so uncomfortable. Also being with my family and seeing everybody again. Well I have to go and play piano even though I really suck right now. I really dont want to go through the prosses of learning everything again. So many things are hard for me, But I have to be patient. Talt to ya later. :)<br /><br />David Raymond MackeyDavid Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-13538663975506693412007-05-02T12:39:00.000-07:002007-05-03T17:00:09.140-07:00Looking ahead!As we already know, David will be released on Friday. Mom had a meeting with some of David's doctors to talk about the next steps ahead of him. He will be starting therapy at P.V. Hospital. They talked about David hopefully starting to take a couple of college classes next fall. They are working on his ability to focus. David's ability to do things like he did before should return over the next two years. He has been given a 40% chance to get back to 100% of himself. He may find that he has to develop new ways to do things and that may be very frustrating at the beginning. He will have scar tissue on his brain so things may be hard to do that weren't before. He is anxious to get off his cast so that he can get back to playing the piano. That was his way of relieving frustration before the injury and he is ready to get back to playing the piano. The doctors really stressed that David needs to be protected from any other head trauma. This is the #1 concern for any brain injury patient. If he reinjures his brain during the first year of recovery it would be bad. It could be 20 times worse and he could possibly never recover and/or reverse his progress permanently. So in other words, we have to remember that David's brain is very fragile. We know that David has broken his wrist because there is a cast on it. The doctor's can't put a cast on his brain so it is up to us to remember. Mom is very worried about how to protect him so that all of his prgress won't go to waste. As for driving, David will have to undergo extensive testing from his doctors before he can get his license back. It will be at least 6 months to a year before he can get his license again. He will also have to wait before he goes on his mission. So Mom wanted everyone to be aware of this so that if she appears very protective about the things that David does, it is because she is and will continue to be. <br />Now a side note about David' progress: Mom noticed on Monday after prom that things were not going well at therapy. He had too much stimulation at prom with all of the loud music, strobe lights and lots of people and conversations. He seemed to be "hypertalking" all day meaning he was talking non-stop. He went to bed late and woke up at 1:00 am wired and still couldn't get to sleep. These are the effects that Mom has noticed when David gets too stimulated. Hopefully, there won't be too many other major events that David needs to go to so that he can continue progressing.David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-11747799983146811532007-04-29T22:01:00.000-07:002007-05-01T10:48:56.712-07:00David is coming home!David seems to be getting stronger everyday. On Thursday, Mom noticed that he seemed to be making more eye contact and his therapists noticed that he was more friendly. However, he still has the feeling that "nothing seems real." He feels like it is all a dream.<br />The doctors have told David that he will be discharged from the hospital Friday! He will continue his therapy at Paradise Valley Hospital where they have a neurology rehab center. That is great news that he won't have to travel too far for his therapy! David is already looking forward to coming home and getting back to a normal life style. Mom plans to have him go to all of his classes at least once before graduation. He is also thinking about when he can drive again. Mom said that he won't be driving for a long time still. He then asked if she meant that he could drive after he got his cast off! Sorry David, it will probably take longer than that!<br />Mom noticed something historical about when David will be released. On Friday he will have been at St. Joe's for three weeks. In a little less than two weeks it will have been 18 years ago that David was discharged from St. Josephs as an infant after spending three weeks in NeoNatal Care. Pretty interesting!David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-4943939732737013832007-04-29T18:40:00.000-07:002007-04-29T20:30:04.539-07:00Paradise Valley H.S. Prom 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58_6t4Efxh2v3YG8p7Y6W8ctYz2OA0804DLH3RB35x9Df6kFkpANMMjy5EGKJcZ__paEAUGGaqYHohwaMo5PvGYPnLJ0H53FPVKslwaJmsxQUjWWoT5ndBNSFIj2WQBrk5AfeA0LB0FHH/s1600-h/P1000595.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059031080425566242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58_6t4Efxh2v3YG8p7Y6W8ctYz2OA0804DLH3RB35x9Df6kFkpANMMjy5EGKJcZ__paEAUGGaqYHohwaMo5PvGYPnLJ0H53FPVKslwaJmsxQUjWWoT5ndBNSFIj2WQBrk5AfeA0LB0FHH/s320/P1000595.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is David and his prom date, Tiffani. Notice the matching cast? His green cast was replaced with this blue one, but not for prom. They had to change his cast because the other one was too loose and they needed to do an x-ray. This color blue just happened to be the only one they had with them when they changed it. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqwZl1NfsUTxJb2mYqutuVIbLAD_rNzlop_QKZBJopCNHkQZHG31bXChe6qosS-NtzlTpt9k13VFPSpN2r_6Dhm_Ec9QkYcDG59E_esN7_1b7pDNLwxbf8YX6MbOiF16R1-ReyC3reEFQ/s1600-h/P1000600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030917216808978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqwZl1NfsUTxJb2mYqutuVIbLAD_rNzlop_QKZBJopCNHkQZHG31bXChe6qosS-NtzlTpt9k13VFPSpN2r_6Dhm_Ec9QkYcDG59E_esN7_1b7pDNLwxbf8YX6MbOiF16R1-ReyC3reEFQ/s320/P1000600.JPG" border="0" /></a> David is trying to figure out how the corsage works!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTuEChpAEFyGqO6og4UISeiAcNQWgvZ3cxYjLYKd3NvUY3fZ_HV_PX6w-ZaxtkSThZ9HtAXuejrk7xcz64L_L-s7ElaPdGTP7aR-o2miHHcHncm05DqgRcdl3JiY5yOEZZ9fsDl3UJIFs/s1600-h/P1000603.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030839907397634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTuEChpAEFyGqO6og4UISeiAcNQWgvZ3cxYjLYKd3NvUY3fZ_HV_PX6w-ZaxtkSThZ9HtAXuejrk7xcz64L_L-s7ElaPdGTP7aR-o2miHHcHncm05DqgRcdl3JiY5yOEZZ9fsDl3UJIFs/s320/P1000603.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the handsome couple... with David and Tiffani! :) Mom and Dad had the pleasure of attending prom with David and Tiffani. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PK20qj0LsCIZbAbUlzEtspYhQpIIDGvU_FwxxInASwj64Ura51ZvJgg2aeVOFkI4R4siy7GtWkEe0bNWAqH77tSn_1sdmcjYgc7oHWdyFVV4yN6-6WJz10EV7hDD_ZHlxAc2WOG7_M3S/s1600-h/P1000609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030766892953586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PK20qj0LsCIZbAbUlzEtspYhQpIIDGvU_FwxxInASwj64Ura51ZvJgg2aeVOFkI4R4siy7GtWkEe0bNWAqH77tSn_1sdmcjYgc7oHWdyFVV4yN6-6WJz10EV7hDD_ZHlxAc2WOG7_M3S/s320/P1000609.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look at these debonaire brothers!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvBpZBk1HwVLV-a_e108PmK10yp6CLkPrIe11XN35oPqFiEOIXG6PfMDjsbZmQ7ymELL08MCp3hV1xWq_HM-06dPj8Gcl6ZDpoyWn-gEJo4-x8qvLtI9BSjDcK0QUFvvt3KofGJsJxZGZ/s1600-h/P1000611.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030668108705762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvBpZBk1HwVLV-a_e108PmK10yp6CLkPrIe11XN35oPqFiEOIXG6PfMDjsbZmQ7ymELL08MCp3hV1xWq_HM-06dPj8Gcl6ZDpoyWn-gEJo4-x8qvLtI9BSjDcK0QUFvvt3KofGJsJxZGZ/s320/P1000611.JPG" border="0" /></a> David and Tiffani, Katherine and Jimmy at prom. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCtBQJ768Ec9FEtG4sZ0Vn8TKgm893Gr5TDSDe2EZxshajFWG7urcZ1GHcIXEUTsy3Yn2FgmxB7H_Tegq7NMxeIop_WH3ebPfXfkqtQYcf-eyi9Pap7jDknun9OMW6fVkjWaiVxuuMLB7/s1600-h/P1000623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030590799294418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCtBQJ768Ec9FEtG4sZ0Vn8TKgm893Gr5TDSDe2EZxshajFWG7urcZ1GHcIXEUTsy3Yn2FgmxB7H_Tegq7NMxeIop_WH3ebPfXfkqtQYcf-eyi9Pap7jDknun9OMW6fVkjWaiVxuuMLB7/s320/P1000623.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yes, that really is the prom King crown on his head! David is the Paradise Valley High School 2006-2007 Prom King! Congratulations David! Tiffani can't believe it either! :) They had the chance to dance together during some of the slow songs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38d3BmRpwZWAO-rqWmnpoCW2ATQKPoBTMueSc10HLAf9h95-OxQEhy2yKEqZV_zxfDFOSSDoj4p-pA6d15_G-1nswgqxb-XRHvDyU1C_K__AjpPa2lrtL_d8gOJJkf0_wmDqSHnHN5kBZ/s1600-h/P1000626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030517784850370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38d3BmRpwZWAO-rqWmnpoCW2ATQKPoBTMueSc10HLAf9h95-OxQEhy2yKEqZV_zxfDFOSSDoj4p-pA6d15_G-1nswgqxb-XRHvDyU1C_K__AjpPa2lrtL_d8gOJJkf0_wmDqSHnHN5kBZ/s320/P1000626.JPG" border="0" /></a> Katherine, Jimmy, Tiffani, and David after the ceremony!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLbfG03iaM6wgv0FEInDtSSS1UFXA4HLWh_MZNQUa4HtpRf3NZHaa4UvP7zGil_0jNoR2I5ZQ7hjvM2ON7OqtG-oxwtSBWTqJBDfVZRozm40czvZBfxsQMqNzcCDATPWyrM0L8ywIBRjX/s1600-h/P1000628.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030444770406322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLbfG03iaM6wgv0FEInDtSSS1UFXA4HLWh_MZNQUa4HtpRf3NZHaa4UvP7zGil_0jNoR2I5ZQ7hjvM2ON7OqtG-oxwtSBWTqJBDfVZRozm40czvZBfxsQMqNzcCDATPWyrM0L8ywIBRjX/s320/P1000628.JPG" border="0" /></a> The newly crowned King and Tiffani.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bf-Ni1ggtYj88pQ8CHxw9B8fOiAJQlWYVVFAxgEPJdbRSNW3STEE2r1o2ScrgDP50Oe1z_u0QK9Zo2OGvktlwhk1mI6Vn8vFpdHgG-a-ZuUYFbB3pBr3J3A-5EOeY_0Wz7W8JXaZcSHy/s1600-h/P1000638.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030358871060386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bf-Ni1ggtYj88pQ8CHxw9B8fOiAJQlWYVVFAxgEPJdbRSNW3STEE2r1o2ScrgDP50Oe1z_u0QK9Zo2OGvktlwhk1mI6Vn8vFpdHgG-a-ZuUYFbB3pBr3J3A-5EOeY_0Wz7W8JXaZcSHy/s320/P1000638.JPG" border="0" /></a> The king arrived back at his beautifully decorated "palace" and fell asleep! He managed to stay awake until 11:30 which was quite a miracle! Mom had David sleep all day in hopes that he would be able to stay awake for the festivities and it worked!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlQRpln30amYGgnZIo4uYb6QLwXbvFfefJMf9xdfIXcXO_5aGBdtrr6XXObRZL8tC79WtJCRQHw9kg3lN1_gnfTHH_ebhE5-qtAFvLDijCNyWsAqQjHCT7BTaBLtJ0kkPcLEPedECQNOu/s1600-h/P1000641.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059030178482433938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlQRpln30amYGgnZIo4uYb6QLwXbvFfefJMf9xdfIXcXO_5aGBdtrr6XXObRZL8tC79WtJCRQHw9kg3lN1_gnfTHH_ebhE5-qtAFvLDijCNyWsAqQjHCT7BTaBLtJ0kkPcLEPedECQNOu/s320/P1000641.JPG" border="0" /></a> The day after and "King" David is spending some quality time with the commoners! :)<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-49263753452110676612007-04-28T12:23:00.000-07:002007-04-29T15:28:18.885-07:00Pictures posted April 28<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotnY991jqeG7rhccvMP8_NNmeqQBHwJyYhahlu-MYUDjXK9gtPSmKZyx0ewYZwmr8uHxN6Z1b1LVj1mvbnBAmHPJL1bEQeXybw1okpUh2gwxHL-0xuuZcWrKD-R9Gm0SkLbvfNXgEWypX/s1600-h/042507c.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058564247545261954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotnY991jqeG7rhccvMP8_NNmeqQBHwJyYhahlu-MYUDjXK9gtPSmKZyx0ewYZwmr8uHxN6Z1b1LVj1mvbnBAmHPJL1bEQeXybw1okpUh2gwxHL-0xuuZcWrKD-R9Gm0SkLbvfNXgEWypX/s320/042507c.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Stephen Drew of the Diamondbacks visiting the hospital.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xLR2oPR7_9pWfqJEIwsVoDr80URNBXPNM-ZLKlw5yyx8QDen1aQtgoProGexRbenZrB1OdUKUG9Y_r6Rtrbol8AM3YcUP4SAf5n9654M-W3mn_oe3BSlq-zRn3yu4BVrIrjYTAkzQ_EM/s1600-h/402607b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058564007027093362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xLR2oPR7_9pWfqJEIwsVoDr80URNBXPNM-ZLKlw5yyx8QDen1aQtgoProGexRbenZrB1OdUKUG9Y_r6Rtrbol8AM3YcUP4SAf5n9654M-W3mn_oe3BSlq-zRn3yu4BVrIrjYTAkzQ_EM/s320/402607b.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Occupational therapy. David's training to be a pilot ; )<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqzEzsRuzJdWdINkUoQDEBbJRbq6gsfdrUlU72sB1y3fAKqLBVGAy4dxdr5YBr-KdClhKS3yJIa1a1G9U2OvpzNvDd7u6-UPl_CYrzwLgEuhVMTKrKkERL4LmSTJ4XvDK-Czzp0uyUtMr/s1600-h/042607a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058563719264284514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqzEzsRuzJdWdINkUoQDEBbJRbq6gsfdrUlU72sB1y3fAKqLBVGAy4dxdr5YBr-KdClhKS3yJIa1a1G9U2OvpzNvDd7u6-UPl_CYrzwLgEuhVMTKrKkERL4LmSTJ4XvDK-Czzp0uyUtMr/s320/042607a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mom and Dave.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN2LNCiebuGGyk-T-FolfPJ2T_PwVoAzzZ8Wlk5RI_0kThHG0LAWCQCoZw1Q4B2SLN2KsebY9EwqGpv81JKCGbZmxl9KDVYLxoNT8gISsPrBdGqRDSPh-inGqYga1nekWSwJobJ-R8Be2/s1600-h/042507a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058563431501475666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN2LNCiebuGGyk-T-FolfPJ2T_PwVoAzzZ8Wlk5RI_0kThHG0LAWCQCoZw1Q4B2SLN2KsebY9EwqGpv81JKCGbZmxl9KDVYLxoNT8gISsPrBdGqRDSPh-inGqYga1nekWSwJobJ-R8Be2/s320/042507a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Therapy class outing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZnDNiB6wLx9bYn8uabn2MfMUX3kQu_lE-G1rut-kA5JQPYDnaJw7eLWWz2yNTAk9uvthqnNBTmqtdkciOUkNLXXb5rMU6qGJpP6gy70rM1Ho1c3ceL3dzvBMzJo9bVSUhPuMx9lwKlBG/s1600-h/dentist.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058562495198605122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZnDNiB6wLx9bYn8uabn2MfMUX3kQu_lE-G1rut-kA5JQPYDnaJw7eLWWz2yNTAk9uvthqnNBTmqtdkciOUkNLXXb5rMU6qGJpP6gy70rM1Ho1c3ceL3dzvBMzJo9bVSUhPuMx9lwKlBG/s320/dentist.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Fixing his broken teeth. He'll be here many more</div><div>times over the next several months.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-67978172629027567202007-04-26T11:49:00.000-07:002007-04-27T15:59:31.532-07:00Visitors wantedDavid had some visitors last week and it went great. Sorry to the Seminary class that went down and missed him when he was at the dentist. He has a more set schedule now and can have visitors between 3:00 and 5:00 pm. Call first to make sure he's in his room.<br /><br />Directions to find his room:<br /><br />Thomas to 3rd Ave., North on 3rd Ave 200 feet, turn right into parking garage. Take elevators to 2nd floor. From elevators go left down long hallway with sign for 'Neuro Rehab'. At end of hall are large double doors, ring buzzer on right hand side and ask nurses desk for David's room.<br /><br />Call Mom Mackey's cell phone, if she doesn't answer wait till closer to 3:00 to call. She's busy helping with Dave's rehab so is unable to answer sometimes. Her number is <strong>xxx-xxx-xxxx</strong><br /><br /><strong>Alright, posting a personal phone number on a blog is a bad idea. So you're on your own. The best time to try is still between 3:00 and 5:00. His dinner comes at 5:30 and he falls asleep soon after that.<br /></strong><br />He'll be home Sat and Sun. April 28th and 29th but he will probably be there all of next week for rehab. Have fun visiting.<br /><br />There is also a new article about David in The Arizona Republic. Here is the link: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/0426phx-mackey0426-ON.html">http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/0426phx-mackey0426-ON.html</a><br /><br />They also have a link in the article to the blog! Now this is really public!David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020765095364935999.post-16562191240012324512007-04-25T22:44:00.000-07:002007-04-26T11:49:45.917-07:00David is going to prom?!?!?!Well after a long weekend, David had to get back to the grindstone on Monday. Mom noticed that it was really hard to motivate him to do anything. This might be a problem because he will probably be coming home every weekend, and if he is taking steps backward in his therapy, this will slow down his progress. The key to his continued improvement is working hard at therapy. Mom noticed in his therapy that when they make him walk, he can't walk fast and it is almost like he is hyperextending his legs. The therapist said that this is pretty typical for those who have had brain trauma. With more hard work, David will be able to walk faster and more normal.<br />Mom has shown David pictures of when he was in the hospital in Canada to see if he can remember anything. None of it seems real to David. He says that what he is going through is like a dream and that he is going to wake up and be at the Lazenby's house. It is hard to imagine what it would be like to not know what happened to you during a certain period of your life.<br />When David is talking on the phone he seems to be pretty normal. Mom noticed when he was talking to his sister, Stacy, he had facial expressions and a melody/tones in his voice that were more normal sounding. It almost made Mom cry to see more of the David we know start to wake up and show himself. She noticed that when he's talking on the phone when he's tired then he is pretty flat. However, if he is well rested, he has more expression and life in him. That's great to see that kind of progress!<br />David went to the dentist again today and had a better experience than the week before. He was only in the chair for about 2 hours today working on one of his teeth. David seemed to tolerate it much better today. Mom has been so impressed with the dentist and all of the staff at the office. They have bent over backwards to help David and have worked hard to get David feeling better. They even signed a birthday card for him when he turned 18!<br />This weekend is prom at Paradise Valley High School. David is in the running to be prom king!!! David will be allowed to attend prom for one hour on Saturday. The plan is to go to prom, take some pictures, dance a little and stick around for the ceremony. The tricky part is that David hasn't been able to stay up past 7:45 at night and prom is much later than that. Mom said that when he is tired, he can't help but go to sleep. His physical needs outweigh his emotional needs. Hopefully, he can sleep all afternoon at home and have enough energy to make it through his senior prom.David Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009062494651847691noreply@blogger.com0