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Journal January 29, 2017 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Standing to Pedaling

Before I begin this post I have to make it known that I am typing this entry, in full, with my laptop in my lap, using both my left and right hand and with a timer running. I am doing this in place of my New Year’s resolution of typing my OT, Vicky Whalen, one …

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Journal November 13, 2016November 15, 2016 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Trikin’ It!

The mom of all moms, my mom, has been telling both my brother and me that we need to be sure to have our Christmas list ready by Thanksgiving day, at the VERY latest. At first this was equally as difficult as it is each and every year. Then, one day, during an OT session …

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Journal April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Neuro Nerds

As I’m sure many of you know, I received the majority of my therapy since returning home to Charleston, SC at Roper St. Francis’ Downtown location. Roper St. Francis’ outpatient therapy became my home away from home after going there for physical and occupational therapy four days a week for almost two full years. My …

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Journal February 1, 2016February 29, 2016 by Anthony Macchio - Young

My 3rd Re-birthday!

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of my accident, or my 3rd re-birthday. I am very thankfully that I’m still making progress, slowly but surely, as I stand up at my new stand up desk at home alone. I once again have to say that I could not have done/continue to be making such progress without all of …

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Journal September 23, 2015September 24, 2015 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Home Alone

Since I posted that photo of my friends and me from two years ago at the beginning of this month I’ve felt that I should update the blog with an actual entry as opposed to just a picture, so here we go… I’ve very fortunately progressed to the point where I can stay at home …

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Journal July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Oh, How the Tides Have Turned…

The photos featured are one of my brothers and me recreating a photo from almost two years ago. He and his wife were visiting Charleston for the first time in a pretty long while and his wife showed me the first picture at dinner their first night in town earlier this week. That’s when the idea struck me …

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Journal February 8, 2015April 20, 2015 by Anthony Macchio - Young

2 Year Anniversary

I forgot to update the blog about my 2 year anniversary post last Sunday, February 1st, 2015. I am still making substantial improvements day in and day out, slowly but surely. Couldn’t do it without everyones’ continued prayers and support, thank you, I couldn’t do it without you all!

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Journal January 31, 2015January 31, 2015 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Left Hand Resonds to eStem!

My first Occupational Therapy session with the Bioness hand device after having tendon release surgery, and the first time my hand has actually responded to the electrical stimulation.

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Journal December 13, 2014 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Hand Post Surgery

I had the surgery on my left hand’s PIP and DIP joints’ tendons last week and I’m already showing way more movement in my hand than there used to be!

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Journal December 11, 2014December 13, 2014 by Anthony Macchio - Young

One Year Anniversary

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, was my one year anniversary at Roper St. Francis’s Outpatient Rehab, so my dad was nice enough to supply lunch for everyone in the department today. It felt awesome to say thank you!

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Journal November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Home Again Home Again

One of the first things we did when we returned home to Mt. Pleasant, SC was to interview at-home caregiver businesses to take me to therapy whenever I would have it and provide in-home care. We were not having much success in finding the ideal situation, but, then my buddy Michael Onorato stepped up to the plate. Michael agreed …

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Journal October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 by Anthony Macchio - Young

Stage 2: Inpatient Rehab

I started remembering what was happening and going on around me 2 weeks after ICU. While at Kentfield Rehab, in Marin County, California, the Speech Pathologist was working very hard on getting me to move my tongue and get some kind of sound out of me, but had no luck. In Physical Therapy I would mostly stand …

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