MAIL CALL

WHEN I WAS A SMALL GIRL, FOURTH GRADE, MY FAVORITE BOOK WAS THE BOXCAR

CHILDREN. EVERY DAY AT 1:00PM MY TEACHER WOULD TAKE THE SMALL 5 X 7 "

RED HARDBACK BOOK OUT OF HER DESK AND READ US A CHAPTER. ONLY ONE

CHAPTER.....BUMMER....I LOVED HEARING ABOUT THE BOXCAR CHILDREN. IT TOOK

ME AWAY TO A PLACE OF ADVENTURE, FUN, AND EVEN SECURITY.

THEY HAVE THE MODERN DAY VERSION OF THIS BOOK OUT IN PAPERBACK BUT I

WOULD LOVE TO FIND THE OLD VERSION LIKE WHAT MY TEACHER READ TO ME.

I HAVE ALWAYS READ TO MY CHILDREN AND EVEN IN AMY'S 20'S AND 30'S, I

WOULD COME ACROSS A BOOK I KNEW WE WOULD BOTH LOVE.....NO MATTER HOW

CHILDISH AND SHE WOULD LAY DOWN AND I WOULD READ TO HER....IT HELPED

RELAX HER IF SHE HAD A BAD DAY. I HAVE BEEN READING TO HER EVERY

NIGHT OUT OF A BOOK ANGELS AND MIRACLES. IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO

READ ABOUT MIRACLES. IT REMINDS US THAT GOD IS STILL IN THE MIRACLE

BUSINESS. AMY HAS RECEIVED FIVE MAJOR...BIGGIE...MIRACLES IN HER LIFE.

THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT ONE.........

BUT IT IS NOT ABOUT ME OR MY HUSBAND OR HER BROTHER OR ANY OTHER RELATIVE

OR FRIEND......IT IS ABOUT GOD AND AMY.

FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR ALL THE

PRAYERS...THE GIFTS...AND ESPECIALLY THE CARDS. WHEN THE MAIL LADY OR

MAN COMES, WE CALL IT MAIL CALL.......HER EYES JUST TWINKLE....SHE LOVES MAIL

CALL SO VERY MUCH. IT MAKES ME CRY WITH SUCH JOY, AS WELL AS MY

HUSBAND, THAT SUCH A WONDERFUL NETWORK OF WOMEN PLUS ONE MAN NAMED

BILL, WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO BRIGHTEN OUR DAUGHTER'S LIFE. YOU WILL

NEVER, EVER KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TRULY, TRULY BLESSED HER LIFE.

WE HAVE HAVE RECEIVED 37 CARDS AND 1 DOLPHIN POST CARD THAT BROUGHT

A SMILE.

I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO PERSONALLY THANK MY SISTER, SHERRY FOR

KEEPING YOU ALL INFORMED ON AMY'S PROGRESS. THERE WERE VERY SCAREY

TIMES, SAD TIMES, FRUSTRATING TIMES, AND THROUGH IT ALL, SHE BLOGGED.

I KNOW IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL ON HER.

I LOVE YOU SHERRY AND THANK YOU.

WE TOOK AMY TO DR. DEXEUS TODAY. SHE WAS JUST SUPPOSE TO HAVE LAB BUT SHE WAS

AND HAS BEEN SO VERY SICK....AND IN TERRIBLE PAIN.

WE/SHE....AMY MADE THE COURAGEOUS DECISION TO BRING IN HOSPICE. SHE DOES

NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY WILL KEEP HER COMFORTABLE

AND TRY THINGS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY MAKE HER STRONGER SO SHE CAN

REACH SOME GOALS SHE HAS..............ONE IS A BIG COOK OUT ON FRIDAY

NIGHT SO ALL HER FRIENDS CAN COME TO THE HOUSE AND VISIT WITH HER.

THAT IS NOW THE NUMBER ONE GOAL ON THE LIST........AFTER HOSPICE COMES

TOMORROW, AMY LEILA, AND ME ARE GOING TO MAKE CARDS.

I CANNOT BLOG THE WAY I USE TO.....IT WON'T BE FULL OF PRETTY PICTURES

BECAUSE I JUST DON'T HAVE THE TIME, BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND A BLAND

BLOG.....YOU DESERVE TO KNOW HOW YOUR AMY IS DOING.

AMY'S SPIRITS ARE STRONG AND SHE WAS BOUND AND DETERMINED SHE

WAS GOING TO WALK INTO THE CLINIC TODAY, WITHOUT A WHEELCHAIR.

SHE MADE IT BUT COULD NOT WALK OUT. I AM SO VERY PROUD OF HER.

SHE IS MY HERO. THE NURSES WERE TELLING HER WHAT AN INSPIRATION

SHE HAS BEEN TO STAFF AND PATIENTS OVER THE PAST 15 MONTHS.

THERE ARE VERY MANY PRAYER REQUESTS THAT I NEED TO CATCH UP

ON. I KNOW QUEEN MOTHER MAMAW'S DAUGHTER RACHEL STILL NEEDS

PRAYER, ASHLEY, PATRICIA, JEAN, DORIS'S COUSIN, ELISABETH AND ROY,

TAMMY, JENNIFER AND HER CAT, AN UNNAMED FRIEND, TAWNA, AJ AND

IRENE, MY MOTHER, LELIA AND KORBIE------WHICH LEILA RECEIVED HER LAST

CHEMO TREATMENT LAST WEEK......... AND MANY MORE.

YOU ALL ARE JUST TOO SPECIAL FOR WORDS.

ANGEL HUGS

LOVE

debbie