Mile 100 on the West Nile Road

This is the 100th posting on Isabel's blog. Who would have ever guessed that this story would unfold as it has?

Isabel's slow but persistent progress continues... more oral words come... more steps along the halls of Wascana bring cheers from the staff.

As this new month arrives, Isabel is remembering with gratitude a special day in April when she was able to attend a book launch at Wascana for The West Nile Diary. Kathleen and Rick Gibson of Yorkton tell their own story of Rick's West Nile Neurological Disease diagnosis and recovery in a recently published book that begins in August of 2007.

The Leader Post continues to tell their story (click here). Information about the book can be found here.

Kathleen's book highlights the events of August 2007 in a timeline that parallels Isabel's blog of the same time. Kathleen goes on to tell about the experiences of "faith, hope and therapy" of Wascana Rehabilitation Centre where she and Rick lived for several months while he participated in therapy.

We are thankful for friendship with Kathleen and Rick, and other West Nile survivors whom Isabel has met along the road.

Here's a toast to the next 100 miles!