Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

David keeps improving in so many ways. He walks better, is so much more self sufficient, has so much more drive to be 'normal', and he continues to 'crack us up' with his humour and his great attitude.

He had a good workout with the massage therapist (who is also a chiropractor) on Tuesday, and then we went on a roadtrip to Santa Cruz, which has 'heavy' memories for us because that is where David's cousin, (Jay Moriarity) grew up. He learned to surf there, and was trained by his neighbor, Frosty, to surf Mavericks, one of the most awesome big wave spots in the world. Jay was on the cover of Surfer Magazine for his heroics at Maverics.

Jay died tragicaly in a diving accident in the Maldives Islands , off the coast of India, and hundreds of surfers gathered to "paddle out" and celebrate his life. We were all there to participate and experience the love and respect that the entire community had for Jay. It was the expression of gratitude for a life spent in the search of excellence in 'big wave' surfing, and for being a 'good guy' to every one that he met. There can be a lot of competition, animosity and violence among surfers, and Jay (though he was one of he best) always welcomed others with a smile. He was unique, and that is why he is still remembered fondly in Santa Cruz (Surf City USA), as one of their finest.

The 'Surfing Etiquette' sign that is posted at Pleasure Point is in memory of Jay.

We walked to the end of the Santa Cruz pier, ate shrimp, and then walked in the sand. It ended up being a great PT workout for David.

Steve