Off to Massachusetts......

Hi Everyone....

It's been an interesting couple of months since Tami came home to try to feel and get better....For the most part it has been a growing and healing time but with the knowledge that more surgeries were forthcoming.  She's had an ongoing problem with the kidney tubes and last week she went back to the emergency room again with pain and found out she had a bacterial infection.  Last Monday the hospital called and told her she had an infection that needed IV treatment and without it she wouldn't get beter.  She was treated with an expensive antibiotic which did some good, but we knew she had to make plans soon.  She has been trying to make plans but she felt like she was fighting the river so to speak and things weren't falling into place.  Tim has been out of town with his job and we knew time was getting short for her treatment.  Tim called and spoke with Dr. Lambert at length and as of today she is on the plane and headed to Massachusetts.

  Abby took her to the airport this morning and she will soon be at UMass in the emergency room for treatment for her infection and possible surgeries.  She's alone right now as she heads to the hospital and we'll soon make arrangements for someone to be with her.  We don't know how long she'll be in the hospital or what her recovery time in Massachusetts will be.  We only know that we all feel better with her in the hands of Dr. Lambert. 

We feel bad for Madison who has put in her papers for her mission and was hoping that her mom would be here for Tuesday when she was going to go to the temple.  I haven't spoken with her yet, but Tami was heartsick to talk to Maddie last night about what she had to do.  Hopefully Tami will feel better soon and can come back to help Maddie off on her mission.  Madison will probably postpone her Temple date to see if possibly Tami could be here.

Isn't life an interesting journey, with hills and valleys and rocks in our path but as President Hinckley said, there are beautiful vistas along the way.  So we go along and hope some of those beautiful vistas come our way.

Love,
Judy