http://www.jitkavirag.com A website to keep family and friends updated on Jitka's health. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:59:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear all, I thank all of you who are still reading this. So many people have been commenting to me that they have followed and still do follow this blog. My sister-in-law was telling me about her co-workers who check up on me and talk to her about it. There are ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/197 Dear all, This has been a really great week!! And today is a fabulous Father’s Day!!  Happy Father’s Day to all you daddies out there and to the dads of all my wonderful family and friends!!   Every morning I have been up to see the kids off – I wave to them ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/196 Well, last week was certainly better than the previous one physically.  My sense of smell is not back yet and my pituitary is still malfunctioning.  Healing is still going on though so keep hoping with me! Psychologically, the week was more challenging. Friday was my last day of therapy.  I ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/195 I just wanted to pass this along and thank everyone involved in advance.  If anyone in interested in participating remotely, I understand that that is a possibility also. The therapists here at the PCMH Rehab outpatient clinic are putting a team together! I am planning to do this too!! The support continues to ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/194 Hi all! Once again too much going on to write about everything but I'm going to try! Last week was not good physically for a couple of reasons but I'm not going to go into those boring details other than that I got some virus Wednesday evening that kicked my butt ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/193 OK - this covers the last 10 days so hold on!!!   Does anyone know who put the sign on the road where the accident happened to wish me well (I never got to see it because it was up while I was in PCMH/Shepherd but I heard about it)? If so, ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/188 Dear all,             I hope you have had a good week! It is about noon on Saturday and it has been very busy this week in the Virag household.  Jani has been a bit sore from his rigorous physical training but is enjoying that they take them to different places around ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/187 Dear friends and family, First let me day what a wonderful Mother’s Day it is. Friday Rowan and Encsi brought cards they made at daycare with their handprints on them. This morning, Rowan went outside and picked some flowers for me. Then some of our wonderful neighbors came all dressed up ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/186 Dear all, I have to warn you that these posts are probably going to be long for a while.  Partly because I like to think about what to write and how and partly because I write some and then I don’t get back to it for a day or sometimes more.  ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/185 Dear friends and family, There are so many things I want to say! This site was not only a great way to keep people apprised of my progress (thanks so much to Bob, Khaled, and Jani) but now I find it soothing to be able to communicate my appreciation for all ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/178 I know so many of you have been asking why we haven’t updated the blog – I am very sorry to keep you waiting and so I hope some of this makes up for the delay! We are coming up on the 6 month anniversary (4/19) of the accident. Since ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/170 Dear all who still bother to look this blog up, I am so grateful and happy to know you care about us.  I tried my best to keep this blog up.  Recently I had my mother and my sister visiting here.  They have been a great help for sure.  I am ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/169 http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/153 http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/150 Today Jitka was back in her office. She thinks of it as the first official day back on the job.  She was so proud of herself.  In a few weeks I hope she will be able to drive herself, as she is trying to learn a manually operated HC vehicle ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/148 Wow, we had an eventful morning.  As I first stepped into the kitchen this morning I noticed a massive "lake" accumulated on the floor.  I got so scared.  Just yesterday we had a service man here to try to repair our heating system, which has not worked since we moved ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/134 Back on line!!!  This is Jitka here.....I am ready to take this over now....    Just kidding, she is not ready yet.  She is not ready to read this site for some strange reason.  Jitka has started her therapy.  She is really gaining strength.  There are some health issues to deal with ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/132 Hi, We are going to have internet connection from the 20th of February.  Jitka will be able to log on and read/write to you. At this time the move is taking up all our time.  PLEASE don't ever think I will stop this blog!  I have pictures to share, stories to tell, ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/131 hello I am so happy to say that we are moving into our wheelchair accessible place tomorrow.  Finally the floor is done and we can move on one more step.  It has been a challenge for both of us to manage here at our "old" house.  We have some more wonderful people ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/130 http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/124  A lot of fun! More pics are coming! http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/127 Jitka is going to be forced to take this update over!  I have asked her aready, but you must know, she haven't had the courage to even read into it.  She has not seen her own photos either.  We had a short and sweet party on Saturday.  We were so happy ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/123 Hello everyone!  I went to see Jitka, this weekend, and it was extraordinarily eventful! First, I would like to thank Jitka's dear friends Mandy and Lori on Wolfe Island who arranged a very successful party for Jitka's birthday (Jan. 25th).  My parents went and were so so touched to see everyone ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/122 3 months and 4 days after being hit on the road Jitka is finally home.  It has been and will be a time when remembering that she is alive despite the injuries she suffered, and knowing that how much you care helped and will keep helping us to live with a ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/104 Hi everyone, this is Kal again.  Haven't written  in some time, but I got a phone call this morning that overwhelmed me with happiness.  Jitka called me from Jani's cell phone from the car!!  On the way home!!  She was so thrilled that I cannot even explain it.  She is ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/102 Thank you for the great help today!  We started working on the house.  There were 16 of us working today and had little Roro assisting all he could as well.  My friend Nina was looking after Encsi all day.  Thanks Nina! Conductors Eris and Teresa got us into motion.  It was ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/101 Hello!  It is time for me to write again - I promised I won't write until I have good news, or something better to say than complains.  Finally, today the paperwork for the purchase of a wheelchair accessible home got approved.  It has been a very difficult process to obtain a ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/100 Hi all!  Hope you are well!  Unfortunately we are a bit delayed in the closing on the house and so the repairs are cancelled for this weekend.  Sorry for the late notice!  Thank you again for everyones' willingness to contribute their time to help us out.  We truly appreciate it!  ... http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/99 http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-show-nervous-system-42656.aspx http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/98 Visitors Mandy and Lori http://www.jitkavirag.com/archives/96