Taj Mahal

Season 2008 - Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club

If your reading this hello. Another short and sharp update, On friday of the regular needles in the arm were substituted for a couple into the back, right at the level of injury on both sides of the spine. Afterwards my legs were getting a few cold sensations as aif a fan was blowing them, and my kick has increased up to about 1.6 cms. Other than that all the crew went down to Agra where the Taj was built all those years ago, not a bad spot to visit. Happy birthday to Tenno & Tarah & Go Doggies!

classic postcard shot

tourists

it was nearly on for young and old

Paraplegia - The Soundtrack

Here it is the complete paraplegic soundtrack, haha ahh OK I'm a little bored...

1. Trouble - Ray LaMontagne

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpD97p7qGzs)

3. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMD7Ezp3gWc)

4. Waiting For The Miracle - Leonard Cohen

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQOok6zO-CI)

5. Day Is Done - Nick Drake

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2jxjv0HkwM)

6. Exit Music For A Film - Radiohead

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqXj-eVCjI)

7. Aracade Fire - Wake Up

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEKC5pyOKFU)

8. Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyKb_zu5dOE)

9. Independence Day - Elliott Smith

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ZPmfO1poc)

10. Staralflur - Sigur Ros

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8j4LxQAMQ)

11. Walk In The Park - Oh No! Oh My!

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKbSlpHom2g&feature=related)

12. Wave Goodbye - Kelly Stoltz

(www.Icouldn'tfindthissongontheinternet.com.haha)

One Month To Go

After a week of inaction with the 3 day and the Delhi Belly, I finally got back down to physio and back into the swing of things. It was evident from the start that my balance had increased and my legs were much stronger than before. After a nice easy one to get back into the swing of things on Monday, Tuesday bought around another challenge, to stand Calliper-less.

I now have started to get sensations in the knees and ankles and can feel a pressure in them when they are pressed, so when I stand now the pressure runs down my leg, all this means I now know (without looking at my legs) whether I'm standing, or sitting or whatever.

So anyway I was able to stand for a few seconds without Callipers, just ankle supports, and was able to feel my knees buckle under the pressure. We've got one month to go and the goal now is to walk out of here on the 19th of May without Callipers just the moon boots. So there ya go, who would'a thought eh.

Cheerio

Delhi attacks Belly

That's right. Anyway the procedure went well, again there was no adverse reactions, so it was all smooth sailing. I have been out of action for the last few days due to an unsettled stomach, so i haven't been able to see if any changes have occurred from the procedure but from Monday i will hopefully see some come through as I get back down to physio. There has been some unbelievable progress made here by some other patients I don't think I can mention any names but you will no doubt here about it back home at some stage. Truly inspiring stuff!
Its starting to warm up over here, getting high 30's each day, very dry heat, very un-wet. Sam met Glenn McGrath and another dude called Banger the other night, the whole city gets into the IPL cricket its one massive party. I'll chuck anther quick update on Monday after physio.
Cheerio

Procedure Number 3

So here we are at number 3. Its been a slow but confident week, slowly but surely my legs are starting to come into shape, they were measured during the week and amazingly have decreased in circumfrence size, this is due to the muscle in them loosing their flabbyness and tightening up ready for action. The action came in a very minute kick of no less than 1.53cm it bought me back to the days of kicking out to Rocket from full-back in the mighty 3rds, this was without the aid of any hip or body movement, just pure leg. The callipers have been cut down again, its now a small knee brace and a seperate ankle brace. These are much more smaller, lighter and a little more difficult to use as they don't have the same support as the larger, but they do fit under jeans and snow boots so thats cool. So the changes in my body have started to slow down so its procedure time again! This is the 3rd procedure and the biggest.

A 3 day love fest filled with copius amounts of stem cells and injections and IV drips and streamers and balloons and all the fun things. A cathetar is inserted in my lower back and up along the spine and out the top of the shoulder and every 2 hours a fresh batch of babies are shot in and hopefully will find their way to wherever they need to go. So its going to be all fun and games for the next 3 or 4 days, I'll be sure to let you all know how it goes so stay tuned.

I scanned this postcard from India, so you can print it off from home. Love from Louis.

Righto, Righto.. I'll update it..

Bonjour tout le monde, Firstly I apologise for the time its taken to write this short update, I've been way to busy doing nothing at all, it took a call on hero Friday from Tenno & Randy to get me into gear. So last weeks procedure went well, there was no 3 day headache afterwards so that was a good start, instead it just feels like I'm being dangled like a marshmallow over a bushfire as the sensory nerves in my legs are starting to wake up. It doesn't tickle now, but hopefully soon it will. Other than that its been the normal 2 physio sessions a day, and walking about 30 metres each day, with the callipers and walking frame, then a few walkercises which include a sobering game of lifting my foot an putting it down in the same spot, walking backwards, sideways, and forwards again and again.
My mother Vee and Godmother Mary are arriving this afternoon on a fully sponsored flight from WhiteKing and WetOnes.. I weighed myself for the first time in 12 months the other week and gave them the order to bring a truckload of 4'n'20's to bulk up my elongated jockey like frame.
In other news Rock Legend Nick Barker (http://www.myspace.com/nickbarkermusic) and Gun Melbourne producer Buzz (http://www.thedemostudio.com.au/) are currently weaving their magic on my album "A Line Of Louis" stay tuned to my myspace (http://www.myspace.com/alineoflouis ) for details on its release around the middle of this year.