11/12/2026 Lots of updates!

Hello!
It’s been a whirlwind few weeks! 

* In October, we celebrated the senior players on the St. Joe Girls Rugby team. Huge shout out to our awesome families who tuned in and celebrated the team worldwide -  from Scotland to Detroit, and Arizona. ❤️

* Received the amazing new bed for Path - we have noticed she seems a lot more comfortable and it’s been wonderful!

*Attended the Lakeshore High School football game to watch Path’s cousins in the marching band. The band is incredibly talented and they finished first in state last weekend. 

* Path has improved in her range of motion and is now able to bend her arms through her elbows both down and up - in a bench pressing motion. She has been working so hard in her therapy sessions the past few weeks - it’s exciting to see the improvements.

* In less than awesome news, she will be getting her wisdom teeth removed in the upcoming months, which should be pretty straightforward. It will be good when it’s done. When will it happen? We aren’t sure - hopefully after the holidays. 

* We met with the teams at St. Joe and Berrien RESA to see about starting Path with online courses for her degree. We aren’t sure how things will go, but are hopeful she will enjoy it.  This will be a learning process as we figure out how to work with Path on teaching the material and studying, but we are excited for the new challenge. I am so grateful we work with such supportive teams - they listened to our ideas and are trying to figure things out. At a time where we are navigating a lot of paperwork and red tape, this means the world to us. We are ready to begin taking small steps forward. 

* We have dates for the Ability Lab! Path will be in Chicago December 14-18th. Super big thanks to her Auntie Anna for coming with us - as Path will be an outpatient it will be a new experience to have her stay overnight in a new space. The amount of medical equipment needed for daily use is….. staggering. Am I slightly nervous? Yes. Have I started a spreadsheet to help make sure I don’t forget some of the necessary equipment? Also yes. But if we have some good days, and hopefully no snow, I’d love for her to see some of the art museums and the Christmas lights in Chicago.

* Path voted for the first time! It was really wonderful to have her participate in the process!

* Dan LaFond invited Path and our family to the rugby banquet where the team celebrated finishing 3rd (!) in the state and their hugely successful season. It was incredibly emotional to have Path not just invited but also included and celebrated in the speeches and even the hype video. It is a night we will never forget. 

We are continually grateful for the love and support for our family, friends, and Team Path. 

🌈❤️🌈

- Elizabeth 

With her friend Hayden - who was in Team 1 with Path

Coach LaFond and Path

She voted! Even after a full day of school

Good day at home.

Waiting for the halftime show to see her cousins Joan and John perform.

From the team hype video. Did I cry? Why yes. Yes I did.


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