Update on John's
MS ~~ 6/2006
This spring,
John was included
in the Gerson
Institute's
newest film,
Dying
To Have Known
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First, a short interview
inside:
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Then we moved outside to take
some shots of
John with the yearlings.
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The photographer, Steve Kroschel,
is very inventive; an old grocery cart
and a sheet
of plywood provided a smooth panning shot.
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Recently, we have received
calls from other
people with MS, interested in the Therapy.
We decided it was
time for an
update on John's health.
He is doing
fine! 
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Prairie Dog Hunting -- Father's Day,
2006
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June 28, 2006
To Whom It May Concern,
In 2005,
John's knee
was 'busted up' by a cow kick.
Some stiffness remains from that
injury.
Yes, John gets
tired at the
end of the day. Yes, his back hurts and he can't seem to get
enough
sleep.
But he isn't more
exhausted
than other ranchers, doing the same type of work. His stiff and
sore
muscles are from his work, not from the MS!
And the lack of sleep is
because
he has the alarm clock set to wake him up early! John gets up
before
5 AM every morning, seven days a week, and doesn't go to bed until 10
PM.
His work is
the normal
hectic, rushed ranch labor out of doors under all extremes of heat and
cold.
TODAY:
Today, as I type
this, the temperatures
are nearing the 100 degrees F we have had for several days.
Yesterday,
our cattle broke down some fence and this morning, John is seperating
40
head of young heifers from the rest of our herd, moving the main herd
to
a different pasture, AND then he will have to put the fence back up.
This is our
summer pasture
and since it is some distance from our main buildings and the
machinery,
he will be digging the new postholes by hand. That means, he uses
a long, heavy bar and a shovel to dig each 2 1/2 foot hole at least 8
inches
wide. The post is set, then the dirt replaced and tamped.
The cattle
will be moved
and the fence replaced by midday, and then he will be cutting and
baling
hay this afternoon.
If the
work goes
anything like yesterday's cutting, his swather will be continually
plugging
full of grass, and each time he will have to manually pry and pull the
packed masses of hay, dirt, and sticks from the insides of his machine.
And this is a NORMAL
working day for John!
~~ Mrs. John
Stout
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