Leighton is rolling with it.

Leighton has been really busy lately. He does therapy from 9a.m. to 4p.m. five days a week. Leighton said that he has been working as hard as he can. Some of the stuff he is doing seems like it should be easy, but for him it has been a challenge. But, he is not letting it get to him. Leighton has started to master his new wheel chair and doing everything he can to get out of it.

For right now the doctors are focusing on getting everything that is working properly to perform at its best possible. Leighton is doing a lot of upper body work and spending time each day on the mat working on balance and core stability. He said that they do have some fun each day. One day they played basketball and another they did rugby. He needed new wheels for his chair when they got done with rugby.

Leighton is taking the same approach to his workouts today as he did to his training. He is giving everything he can every single time. But, he is still his normal self having fun and joking around. Apparently he got in a little trouble not waiting for the nurse to help with some things. He decided he could handle some jobs himself that he was supposed to get help with and now he is on "probation". He said he will be on his best behavior not to go too fast on the program. :)

Thanks to everyone for keeping up with their letters and e-mails. It means a lot to Leighton to know how many people are still praying and supporting him.

Leighton is going back to a normal room

The doctors got the results back from tests done to Leighton's rash. It is a form of the chicken pox virus, but it is not contagious through the air. So, they are moving Leighton back to his old room and he will be getting back to therapy tomorrow. This is good news! Leighton had been stuck in his ICU room for five days. The only thing he found to do was time trials around his bed in the wheel chair. His best time was 13.2 seconds.

Leighton is very fortunate to have so many great people behind him. His girlfriend and dad have not left his side since the crash. His mom and sister had to go home to get some things, but they are coming back. His mechanic is an awesome guy who stayed for the first two weeks and is now driving Leighton's truck from southern California to Denver. Leighton also has had a lot of people come visit him and is thankful for each one of them.

Leighton said he is very thankful for all the continued support. He is so glad for the emails and letters. If you want to send him an e-mail, the supportll27@hotmail.com has been fixed. If you want to send him a card he is in the Craig Hospital in Denver, CO room 302.

Leighton's Email was Stolen

The supportll27@hotmail.com was stolen. I just received an email from this address and it was about sending money to some guy, who claimed to be Leighton, in Europe. Please do not send money to this dork. Leighton is obviously not stranded in another country. We are working to get this fixed. I will let you know when we get a new address for Leighton.

thanks for the support and please feel free to comment through this sight.

THE EMAIL HAS BEEN FIXED. FEEL FREE TO USE IT AGAIN.

Leighton had a rough weekend

Leighton had to be moved this weekend from his normal room back to an ICU room. He broke out in a rash all over his side. It turned out to be chicken pox. He got it when he was a little kid. But, because he has been so physically and mentally run down it came back. He had to be put in quarantine since it is so contagious. I guess a lot of the therapists were pregnant women, so he had to stop his therapy until the rash goes away.

Leighton said that he was not feeling very good with the rash and was bummed that he had to stop his therapy after only a few days of work. Hopefully this will go away fast and he can get back after it soon.