Sectionals 5-27-10

Sectionals were held at Madison Memorial. Jayde was tickled pink just to qualify in the 200. She ran a 28.69. This was her second best time of the year. All in all it was not a great day for the Holmen girls. We had no state qualifiers this year. The boys had two. Garrett Stoke in the 400 and a pole-volter. Not sure of his name.

On to next year. Coach Jennings has already approached Jayde about running the 300 hurdles next year. I've been trying to get her to put those long legs to work jumping all year. But hey! What does dad know? We''ll see.

All in all it was a good year for Jayde. To qualify for sectionals was a treat. Next year who knows. Maybe state. But if not it's no big deal to me just as long as Jayde does her best and enjoys the experience. So ends another year. I'm sad to see it end.

Praying for:

Today I joined Lynzi for a meeting at Gunderson Hospital to meet with the doctors concerning Jason's status. We had thought this was not a big meeting. Wrong! There were at least 10 medical people in the meeting. Ranging from social workers to neurologists. I panicked when I saw a minister come in to the room.

Jason has made some progress. He is now listed as medically stabel. Meaning that all of his vitals are good and they are not treating any immediate concerns. He is still scored as being in a coma and is not able to participate in therapy. This means that it is time for Jason to move to another facility.

Now comes the sticky part. Ideally Jason goes to a rehabilitation center that specializes in head trauma. There are none of these facilities in LaCrosse. The doctors recommended three facilities. One facility located in the twin cities, another near Madison and the last in Milwaukee. The next hurdle we may need to face is who is willing to pay for this type of facility. The insurance company is expected to balk at this and push for a nursing home. We have already decided, NO WAY TO A NURSING HOME. This would be like giving up on Jason.

The meeting was a "Glass Half Empty" meeting. At this point we are praying for a miracle. Jason is continuing to show signs of more and more movement but now we need to see purposeful movement. Meaning movement were he is following commands of the doctors. He appears much more alert but is not at the next level. The doctors explained that he could stay in this condition for a month, a year or maybe forever. They just don't know. They explained it as a big black box and nobody knows what happens next. My heart just sank and I don't know how Lynzi could digest all of what we were being told. But she holds it together and keeps fighting for Jason and what's best for him.

So it's on to the next phase and the process of finding Jason the best care is on. At this point we are all praying that Jason is the next miracle. The doctors have said it doesn't look good but they would love to be wrong. Are prayers are that they are.

Regionals in Portage 5/21/10

Jayde won her heat in the 200 with a 29.11. Then ran 28.35 for fourth to qualify for sectionals in Madison on Thursday! Her 4x200 relay also made it to sectionals. She is an alternate on the relay even though she is faster than one of the girls. Go figure?

Derby Night

Dinner at Perkins and then off to derby! Had a great time with the girls last night. The girls had a blast! The Sirens treated them like celebreties. All except for that creapy referee in the back ground.

Ramona Called!

Ramona was called as the 2nd counselor in the Primary today. Jamie Ellis was the new President and Katie Durnford is the 1st counselor. Lee Schilling remains the secretary.

Dance Dance Dance!

The Stars of the show!

Jason is home! (Kind of)

Finally some good news!My parents chartered a plane to fly Jason home from Ft.Myers. He is still in a coma but was good enough for the trip. It will be nice to have him back home and will relieve some of the stress on Lynzi. Prognoses is still up in the air but he is making small steps every day. His eyes are open and he now has some movement in his arms. Slowly but surely, just praying his progress keeps going.

Confrence Meet 5-18-10

Jayde PR'ing at the conference meet in Sparta-28.60! 7th place!

A prayer service for Jason

ATTN:  Friends of JASON and the BALDNER FAMILY and all who have been touched by the Baldner family.  The best thing we can do for Jason and the family is to continue praying for Jason’s recovery and healing and strength for the family.  With that in mind, we invite you to a short prayer service on WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 at HOLMEN LUTHERAN CHURCH at 5:30 p.m.  This non-denominational prayer service will be for about 20 minutes and led by Pastor Scott Skogen. 

Boat Crash

Saturday night, May 8th Jason was involved in a horrible boat crash. Jason arrived in Florida on Friday night to start a job with long time friend Jason Williams. Jason Williams was driving the boat and another fellow was along with the two of them. All three were critically injured. Both Jason's were airlifted out of the accident scene. Our Jason had stopped breathing at the scene and a breathing tube was put in on sight.

Jason has massive head injuries and went through two surgeries on Saturday night. Things did not look good. At one point we were told that they did not expect him to make it. Lynzi flew down to Fort Myers,Fl on Sunday morning with her friend Coleen. As of Sunday night Jason's condition has improved some but is still in very critical condition.  

From the Fort Myers News:
The three men injured Saturday evening when their boat crashed into a Cape Coral seawall remained hospitalized Sunday night in critical condition.

According to Lt. Gary Morse, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the driver of the boat was Jason Benhard Williams, 36, of Cape Coral.

The two passengers aboard were Eric Terpsma, 32, of Cape Coral and Jason Baldner, 35, of Onalaska, Wis.

Morse said besides excessive speed, there was evidence of alcohol use aboard the 37-foot boat, which crashed into the seawall at the end of Coral Point Drive and landed in a vacant lot around 7:23 p.m. Saturday.

The three men were transported to Lee Memorial Hospital.