I want to wish all of you a Happy Valentines Day.  I’ve had a great Valentines weekend and hope all of you have as well.  I was surprised just the other day to receive a package from my little ‘valentine’ Sarah from New Jersey.  Sarah sent me a package full of sugar cookies and a sweet little card telling me to get well soon.  I have posted a picture of the Sarah and the card below, but not of the cookies, as they are all gone.  This brightened up my day and put a big smile on my face.  She is the sweetest little girl and I am blessed to have her in my life.  I wanted to share this with all of you.  Below is Sarah and the card.  God Bless!!!

It has been a very unique past week here in Baltimore.  I have been hoarded up in my apartment due to blizzard-like conditions.  This past weekend we got close to 30 inches of snow.  Being from the south, this was not what I am used to.  My mother got to experience the blizzard with me and she even braved to go outside and wade through the snow.  She is a lot tougher than me… I stayed on the couch. My mother flew out this afternoon to St. Louis and eventually on to Little Rock.  It was important for her to leave because we are expecting 14-20 more inches of snow here tomorrow.  I hope someone is having sunshine because we don’t have it here.  Anyway, with school closed for the week and no therapy, I guess I will stay hoarded in my apartment.  I hope all of you are having much better weather.  Thanks for all of the support… God Bless!

Matt C

These past few weeks I have been under the weather.  I don’t usually get sick very much, but this time it hit me pretty hard.  I was out of school, therapy, and my daily routine for about three weeks.  I finally feel like I am back to 100%. 

Being sick, it really hit me hard because I wasn’t able to exercise.  Exercise is a huge part of my life.  My exercise program consists of several parts.  First and foremost, I am exercising to progress into walking.  This is very streneous, but very rewarding.  I also exercise other parts of my body to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Being healthy is extremely important to all of us.  It is what keeps us going.  I challenge all of you to maintain a healthy lifestyle and exercise right along with me as a team.  Whenever I exercise, I always think of the people back home who have been by my side.  You guys give me the strength and determination to take that extra step whenever I feel weak.  I hope that I motivate you guys the same way.

I look forward to a new start to 2010.  After getting well, I can’t wait to get back to working out and defying the impossible.  I am very thankful for all of the support you guys have provided me, while being under the weather.  I thank God everyday for providing such great people in my life.  Again, thank you so much for all of the thoughts, prayers, and support.  God Bless!!!

Matt C