A Place for Family and Friends
That cluster map thing is cool. I have a similar service called Google Analytics running in the background on this site as well. It gives me a lot more information about site traffic, including the locations of visitors just like the cluster map. I wanted to share a map that gives a little more detail about the site traffic, so here it is:
thank you for your support and for keeping me in your prayers. when i see all of your comments on the blog i feel energized. reading all of your words takes me to places i cant go right now because i am so restricted. in a way its like being in jail. kind of. sometimes its hard to think of what to say but what i have learned is that life is short and there are no guarantees it is hard to remember how i feel sometimes but if you ask how i feel about my recovery i feel like a bull. as long as everyone has hope it keeps me alive. i really do mean keep hope alive it is my slogan
I apologize for the website being down this last week. A lot of people look to this site to get updates on Mike, myself included, so I know how important it is to have the site active.
About a week ago, I started upgrading my server from PHP4 to PHP5 (boring technical stuff). After I finished, for some reason the post order of Mike’s blog had reversed and I was unable to resolve the issue in any easy manor.
To make a long story short I ended up have to redo the site, every post, & every comment. In order to preserve my sanity and to save time, I have bulk posted many of the comments into several posts located under the “Comments” category.
Thank you everyone for your patience during this upgrade. I will be adding forums over the next few days, part of the reason I went through this upgrade in the first place. More info when the forums become available.
Happy New Year!
-Jim McNelis
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I am so sorry for freaking out on you Sunday. Of all your incidents this is the one that only you have the control over in fixing. It did not help me that the radio was playing Momma, take this badge off of me, and Fire and Rain. I had to get away from the lunacy and think and talk. I have spoken with you, GOD and prayed a lot. While there is nothing i can do other than lend you my strength and love, i am satified that you will be back, and all of us will be there to greet you with our arms wide open. Your sisters need you, your mom(s) need you and your dad(s) need you. Your brother and friends are waitng for you. Your life is not over, you have to fight through this. It will be a very long and painful journey, but we are all there to help get you back. God Bless you son and good luck. I love you
Dad
We’ve been a big part of eachother’s lives and I can’t imagine not having you around. Because ALL of us feel this way about you, I know that you’ll get better. You’re one of the most stubborn people I know (except for maybe me). If anyone can get through this, it’s you.
Love you,
Amanda
Sincerely,
Reid Dunn
I’m sorry I didn’t get to talk to you on Friday. I got your voicemail message at work and heard you say under your breath, “man, I don’t have a cell phone, I’ll just talk to you on Monday.” I’m sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, I didn’t even think of the possiblity that I wouldn’t be able to talk to you on Monday. When I found out what happened, the first thought that popped into my head was how strong you are. I know you will pull through this. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers everyday. I have been praying to God asking him to give you even more strength to get through this. Your family and your friends need you. Show them how strong you really are.
xoxo,
Joc
November 20 - Mike was moved to Mt.Vernon Rehab Center at the INOVA Mt. Vernon Hospital in Alexandria.
For those visiting, we ask that you not ask Mike to “parrot” or “perform” (asking him to move a finger, a thumb or anything else). He has a long way to go, a tremendous amount of healing and it is vitally important that we respect his condition.
All friends and family are encouraged to visit the hospital and show your support. Your presence, thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. We’ll keep you updated as Mike’s condition improves and look forward to seeing all of you.
If you have any questions, please contact Nate @703.994.9969 or Bobby @703.409.5579.
Love Your Uncle
Ben
Lots of love and prayers from Texas,
Kristin
“To have a good friend is the purest of all God’s gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. It is not inherited, as with family. It is not compelling, as with child. And is has no means of physical pleasure, as with a mate. It is, therefore, an indescribable bond that brings with it a far deeper devotion than all others.” (Frances Farmer)
And for Mike, me, his family and all of Manassas: “That is the best - to laugh with someone because you think the same things are funny.”
And for Mike Winston Churchill once said “Never, never, never give up.”
I want to thank his mother and family for allowing me to see him.
Grayson loves playing “Do you like knuckles? Do you like sandwiches? You want a knuckle sandwich?” with you. We love you so much and we pray for your speedy recovery. There are a lot of knuckle sandwiches to be had.
Love, Uncle Ron, Aunt Kirsten, Parker and Grayson
I keep thinking about when you came over and hung out with us, watched the skins. Your beautiful smile and how happy you were that day. I keep remembering when we went to see Grandma and she made fun of your shorts and how you laughed at her. We’ve been through alot and I have always been proud of how strong you are. The past few days have been unbearable, but I think about your strength and it keeps me going. You have so many people that love and adore you. I know you will get through this, we will all get through this together. I love you Mike!
Man these last few days have been crazy. Shannon and my Dad were hanging out together, Justin and Me stopped talking smack on each other (for the most part :p). Matt came out of the closet…
In all seriousness, your family and friends have banded together in this time of hope to focus our energies on helping you recover from this tragedy. If it was an option, I think you would have about 50 candidates for a brain transplant right now. In other words, I can speak for everyone when I say, We wish we could do more.
We are all here for you buddy. Every single one of us.
Get well soon,
Jimmy
All jokes aside, I have never had somebody that was close to me go through what you are currently going through, it is truly painful. At the same time, we all know how strong you are and that you will pull through. Seeing such an overwhelming response from so many people has been extremely inspiring. We are all in your corner and praying for your recovery, we know you will overcome, and we will be right by your side the entire time. We cannot wait for you to come home, God Bless you,
Nick
I want everyone that reads this to stop for a moment. Close your eyes and picture Mike..see him. Then picture all the energy around him going into his body to heal him. Picture the positive energy around him and picture Mike getting better, healing. See it. Give him all your energy for this moment and know that every single ounce that he gets helps. He would do the same for you. It all starts with intention. Put your thoughts out there in the universe and the intention will take care of itself. “Intention has infinite organizing power.” This means by being clear on a desired outcome has a profound effect on achieving that outcome. Now we all know what that desired outcome is so…see it, give it your intention, your energy, your attention. It will happen.
And Michael..you hold a very special place in my mind and heart. Our history speaks for itself…I love you. You are my family and we will get through this. Accept the energy coming your way and like always you will come out on top!!
November 20 - Mike was moved to Mt.Vernon Rehab Center at the INOVA Mt. Vernon Hospital in Alexandria.
For those visiting, we ask that you not ask Mike to “parrot” or “perform” (asking him to move a finger, a thumb or anything else). He has a long way to go, a tremendous amount of healing and it is vitally important that we respect his condition.
All friends and family are encouraged to visit the hospital and show your support. Your presence, thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. We’ll keep you updated as Mike’s condition improves and look forward to seeing all of you.
If you have any questions, please contact Nate @703.994.9969 or Bobby @703.409.5579.
Paypal to your right —->
If you would like to contribute to help defray the cost of Michael’s medical expenses, donations will be accepted and are greatly appreciated.
The Michael Rosner Medical Fund
c/o Synergy One FCU
Attention Mary Rosner
8700 Centreville Road
Manassas, VA 20110
To inset an image into your comment, you must have already uploaded the image to the web. If you have not done this yet, I suggest visiting www.ImageShack.us or www.Flickr.com. Both are free, ImageShack does not require you to register, so it is very light weight.
After you have uploaded the image, you will need the URL of the image. This will look like: http://www.imageshack.com/photo111/filename.jpg, for example.
Copy the image location and begin to post your comment.
To insert an image you will need to type refer to the following tutorial. Simply type the instructed code into the comment box and you will be able to post an img (think myspace comments).
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_images.asp
I apologize for not being able to explain it clearly here, it is rather difficult to get code to display within a WordPress Blog
If you need help, email me @ jim@ditoweb.com and I will assist you in any way I can.
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