9/30 – Jamie is driving; New hand prosthetic company; ACL; Jamie's Birthday!
I can’t believe that its almost October. So much to do in the coming months. First, we’re planning two benefits for Jamie in the next few months. The first one will be on November 7th at Liar’s Den, on McKinney Ave in Dallas. It’ll be during the day and a more casual affair than the ...
9/25 – Tailgating with the Happy Hook-ers
Last week, most of the Silva family – that’s mom’s maiden name, of course – went to tailgate together before the Texas vs. Texas Tech football game with our tailgating group, The Happy Hook-ers. Cute name, right? Mom has been tailgating with these guys for a while now, and I’ve only joined up as of ...
It's Jamie
Hey everyone! Jamie – checking in to keep you posted. Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Rayna DuBose. Rayna is another survivor of meningococcal meningitis who lost her legs below the knee and up to her mid forearm. I met Rayna and was amazed at how well she was able to move around. ...
9/10 – Videos and pictures from Jamie's past week!
Hi everyone! It’s been a little while since I’ve posted (why do I feel like that is my customary introduction, now), but to make up for it, I’m going to post some pics and videos… I figure that everyone will like this more than reading, anyway. (For those of you reading on facebook, now would ...
september 1, 2009-can't believe its september
Hey viewers, this is Jamie again with another blog post on what has been going on recently. In PT/OT I have been making huge progress! I have gotten to the point where I can walk with one hand on the parallel bars, and onto to walking with only placing my hands in someone else’s in ...
8/25 – Governor Perry signs the Jamie Schanbaum Act into law
Welcome to the 100th Post on the Jamie Blog!!! Thank you all for following Jamie’s (and our) story over these past few months. We are lucky to have been joined on this journey by all of our friends and family, both new and old. We’ve been through a lot and there’s a long road ahead ...
It's me, Jamie!
Hey viewers, it’s me Jamie and I’m here writing my first blog post. What a crazy wild ride I have been on and I am so glad to be home with friends and family. As you all may know, I have been in outpatient rehab at St. David’s. I have the best therapists to help ...
8/7 – Jen Griffin comes to visit
STEPHEN COLBERT – “Tonight: I report on the state of racism in America. My guess: Alabama!” I’m on my way to Alabama (literally writing this on the airplane), but I definitely need to update everyone on the happenings in Jamie-town lately. First of all, we’re getting close to start talking about upper extremity prosthetics. JP ...
7/30 – Walking Around and Jamie's New Marching Orders
… and we’re back! So, I guess I should start with the obvious news. Jamie is really progressing on her prosthetics. We’ve sorted out, for the most part, the problems she initially was experiencing with her legs (the wounds that weren’t closing [still open, a bit, by the way], the knee injury from before her ...
