Wow! What a day we had! We were blown away with how many people attended the tourament today in memory of Mike and in support of Madison’s post op therapy programs. We had about 200 golfers and 230 for dinner! Madison and Jack loved visiting with everyone and being a part of the whole day!
More than three years ago Lisa, Pat, Jessica and other family members approached us about wanting to help Madison. They wanted to find a way to help her be able to access all the therapies she needed by including her as a recipient in this amazing tournament that celebrates Mike and the man he was.
We’re not sure if people realize, how that offer has been truly life changing for Madison. James and I wish we could give her everything she needs – from therapies to equipment to surgeries, but realistically a lot of those things have been out of reach for us – but from the golf tournament committees offer and all of our family and friends supporting the tournament year after year, we have been able to give Madison the moon and the stars. We have been able to give her a bright looking future of being mobile, being independent, being strong and happy.
Madison’s SDR surgery was 1.5 years ago. About 6 months after that, it was confirmed she would need another surgery as her muscle length in her legs was limiting her progression from her first surgery. She just returned about 7 weeks ago from her second surgery in St. Louis. She had a muscle lengthening procedure done on both calf muscles. Since then she has been back to doing therapy 6 days a week to regain her strength and skills.
Now that Madison is older, she wanted to be the one to say a big thank you and show everyone what she has been able to achieve thanks to all of your support.
For those who may not know, Madison’s weekly therapy costs are usually between $500-$700 a week. Every week she swims, goes to conductive education, has three physio sessions, goes to massage, horseback riding and gait training. Madison’s intense therapy program will run for most of this next year, so the funds being allocated to her from this years tournament will help with all her therapy costs so we can keep her working hard and progressing each and everyday.
Thank you to all of our volunteers today who were out on the course all day, setting up the silent auction and to Deer Creek for hosting us and providing excellent service.
Thank you to everyone who donated items for our silent auction or for door prizes! Today was an extremely successful tournament. Thank you!!
Madi Moves 