Goats...

Right now, Savannah is somewhat obsessed with goats...baby goats to be more specific.  While we were in London, Kim took her to a local farm that has 3 baby goats.  When we returned, we all went to the farm for the annual sheep-shearing day.  Sav liked seeing the sheep, but, really, the goats were the main attraction.  We had a lot of fun, but while we were there, we encountered a new SCI problem.  As I've mentioned in previous posts, SCI compromises more or less everything below the injury level and, as we were reminded on Sunday, this includes the body's ability to regulate body temperature.  Jason doesn't sweat (much) below his injury level, so he can get overheated REALLY quickly.  Now, they told us all of this in rehab...and I've got full kits of spray bottle, hand-held fans, hats, and bottled water ready per nurses' instructions, but we both forgot all of this.  By the time Jason got out of the hospital, he had missed the little bit of hot weather we get here in the Bay area, so we haven't really had to deal with heat. But, last weekend was unseasonably warm, and we got a nice reminder that heat + SCI = bad combination.  Jason started feeling pretty terrible, and we couldn't find any water bottles.  Thankfully, the farm had lots of shady spots and the occasional breeze, so it wasn't as bad as it could've been.  Once he got some liquid into him, all was well.  It was good this happened, now, though, before we head into Baltimore in a few weeks (East coast in June...gonna be HOT).  Now, we know to be better prepared.

For those of you who are interested....here's Savannah with the goats...