October 5th at Vernon Worthen Park

My amazingly talented friend designed this flyer for the event - Thanks Laurie

Radio Morning Show on KZNU 1450AM 96.7FM - St. George Utah

September 22, 2011 - Alex and Dane talk about the Alex and Dane Give Back Event

http://www.youtube.com/user/Underoathalex12#p/u/0/8pBasmQLwYc

Alex and Dane on Fox News 1450 AM & 96.7 FM Wednesday 9/21/11

Alex and Dane will be promoting their Alex and Dane Give Back event tomorrow morning on our local radio station.  You can tune in live at
http://www.foxnews1450.com/default.asp

Not sure what time they will be on but they will be arriving in studio at 8:30am MST

Thanks Canyon Media for supporting them and so many other charities in southern Utah!

Save the Date! October 5, 2011 5-7pm

Lets Celebrate the Year Anniversary! Alex and Dane Give Back

Alex and Dane will be giving back to the Community that gave so much to them after they were struck by lightning October 5th at Snow Canyon High School in St. George, UT. If it weren't for The First Responders giving CPR, Alex and Dane wouldn't be living the amazing lives they are today. Come celebrate with them and the community at a Picnic in the Park. Vernon Worthen Park in St. George from 5-7pm. Picnic dinners will be provided by Great Harvest for a $5 donation per plate.  All proceeds will go to CPR Training through The American Heart Associate at Dixie ATC. Everyone should be CPR Certified! These funds will help defer the costs of certification for many people.

Music, Food and Fun! Come Celebrate Life!

 

If you drop don't you want the person next to you to know CPR!!


http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=283456651681473

Make a fist!

Alex's hands have been "stuck" straight out, his hands, fingers and forearms are "flat".  Over the past several months he has been getting movement in his fingers, he can move them up and down, wiggling them.  But hasn't been able to curl them or make a fist. UNTIL, we met Jared Gough.  Jared is a local sports Massage Therapist, I heard about through a co worker (Thanks Nicole).  I left a VM for Jared, saying "I want to schedule an appointment for my son".  When he called me back, he said "tell me about your son"  I told him "my son was one of the boys that was struck by lightning outside SCHS last fall"  He got so excited and said "I have wanted to work on them since I heard about the accident, I would be honored to".

He's worked on Alex twice now and made HUGE improvements! Alex's shoulder blades use to stick out like 2 sharp chicken wings poking out of his back.  After working on Alex's muscles he was able to get his shoulders to look and feel the way they are supposed to.  Then today he worked on Alex's hands and he can curl the fingers on his right hand.  Amazing.  Jared said it felt like the muscles had just melted together, describing it like a box of crayons sitting in a car, they would hold their shape but melt together. That's what he thinks happened when the lightning went through Alex's body, giving Alex's hands and forearms the "pancaked" look.  Which makes sense, in the ER at IHC the doctors told us Alex had 3rd degree burns on 40% of his body, when we saw him, we said "he doesn't look too bad".  They said "his body is cooking from the inside out."
His left hand/fingers didn't improve as much, but that's because the left side of his body is weaker due to the "stroke" in the right side of his brain.
Now I'm bugging Alex every few minutes "curl your hand", "show me a fist"  I don't want it to stop working!
Kaleen  aka Alex's mom

Apparently Lightning Strikes In St George More Often Than We Realize

Malibu Cleaners on Hilton Drive 

struck by lightning

Written by Joyce Kuzmanic on September 11, 2011 in Local
 News, News - 1 Comment

ST. GEORGE – The roof of Malibu Cleaners, 324 West Hilton Drive
in St. George, caught on fire after being struck by lightning.

A St. George dispatch officer said that no persons are known
to be at risk and fire  fighters are responding.

Sirens were audible in surrounding areas around 9:40 p.m.

Exciting Week!

Alex started College! 

He will attend Dixie State College for the next 2 years while he continues to recover.  He's doing great and once again learning to adapt to his situation.  Since his hands/fingers still aren't fully functioning he is finding out there are some pretty big hurdles to jump over at College.  Yesterday was a trying day, he went to take a test and since it wasn't available on line I got the opportunity to help him.  I was so nervous, I didn't want to mark the wrong circle. lol -  It was a multiple choice math test and he did all the problems in his head all I had to do was color in the A, B, C, D or E.  

Alex attended Driving Instructions and he Passed - He will now be able to drive himself around - wahoo!  This is exciting for all of us, now we just need to find him a car!  His instructor, Dave from Southern Utah Driving School, said that he is a good driver, both mentally and physically. He had heard so much about Alex and said it was a pleasure to meet him, and that whatever Alex decides to do in his future he will be successful at it.  I already knew that but its SO good to hear it from someone else.  Lightning will not beat him!  Kaleen aka Alex's mom

Check out the license plate