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one of the things Deane misses since the surgeryhttps://disabledfamilies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ronnie.jpgronnieDeane and classmate on their way to Tim Hortons.2012-12-23T04:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://disabledfamilies.com/2012/12/21/tgif/https://disabledfamilies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/drinking.jpgdrinkingDeane having his first drink in 10 days.2012-12-23T03:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://disabledfamilies.com/2012/12/21/what-next/2012-12-21T04:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://disabledfamilies.com/2012/12/19/rolling-on-to-rehab/https://disabledfamilies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/moving-in.jpgmoving inDeane being rolled into his room.https://disabledfamilies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cruising.jpgcruisingDeane in a wheelchair about to ride the elevators.2012-12-20T14:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://disabledfamilies.com/2012/12/19/on-the-bumpy-road-to-recovery/https://disabledfamilies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/back-in-ortho.jpegback in orthoIn orthopaedics, they had him in a wheelchair to stretch his legs.https://disabledfamilies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/in-wheelchair.jpegin wheelchair2012-12-19T17:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://disabledfamilies.com/2012/12/18/post-surgery-day-6-a-long-day/2012-12-18T14:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://disabledfamilies.com/2012/12/16/post-surgery-day-5-milestones-in-a-marathon/https://disabledfamilies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/icu-day-12.jpgICU - 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