Hey everyone!! Terrill here!

I'm back on the webreality scene. I know Elizabeth has been missing in action for a while and it was at my request. My progress slowed down over the past five months but it definitely hasn't stopped and now it's time for an update!

Since the last update I have been very busy with recovery, traveling and planning my next move...

I go to Saint John's rehab here in St. Louis once a week for physical therapy and go the the gym there and workout on my own 2-3 days a week. I ride the bike, lift weights and work on my balance, which has improved so much that now the walker is gone and I rely only on a cane and my ankle brace to walk.

This has allowed me much more freedom to cook in the kitchen, drive my new car around town, volunteer at a thrift store whose proceeds benefit charity and travel to see all of my amazing friends on my weekends off.

My first trip was to Atlanta, and after realizing that riding in a wheelchair through security checkpoints was for the VIP, I began planning even more vacations. I went to Ocho Rios Jamaica for a week of fun in the sun, Fort Worth for a girls weekend complete with shopping and a whole lot of Tex Mex, and another trip to Atlanta that leads me to my next move...

The trip to Atlanta was for business - the business of rehab. I went to Shepherd Rehab facility for a formal evaluation for admittance into the number one spinal cord unit in the country. They accepted me for outpatient therapy, which they only do if they see room for improvement. I was thrilled with the news but not sure it was feasible until a good friend in Atlanta (who lives five minutes from Shepherd) invited me to live with her. Needless to say I am moving down the first week of April!!

But before I move I have one more trip to make. I am going to visit my one true love: New York City. It was my goal to get back there for good but it's not the right place for me in my current state which I am slowly accepting, but I'm still heartbroken. I am taking a trip to soak it up, pack it up and say goodbye for the time being.

I am very nervous and excited for my next move. My parents have been by my side every day since the accident. They have taken care of every need and want and anything in between and I will never be able to thank them enough for getting me through this... I never ate a single hospital meal, I never saw a single bill and even after telling them I would NEVER move in with them they opened their doors and altered their home to make it a perfect place for me to be.

I also want to thank all of you ... Family, friends, friends of friends and complete strangers. In my darkest moments this website lifted my spirits and when I wanted to give up I knew I had to push through because I couldn't let any of you down. You all have been by my side from the first toe wiggle to the first step to the steps towards regaining my life.

I love you all,
T