Friends~
I wanted to share a note from Shelby's family to all of you dear people.
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Hi Marge,

First of all, let me apologize for the delay in responding to your e-mail but as you can imagine, things here have been extremely hectic.

Shelby is getting along wonderfully.  I know how resilient children are but I would have never guessed that she would be able to get up and around as well as she has.

She is walking with a walker a little bit now but most of the time does the "bear crawl" around the house to get around (she has even figured out how to go up and down the stairs which scares me to death). We do have a wheelchair for her that we use when venturing outside of the house.

Shelby gets her cast removed in Tampa on August 24th and will be back in the hospital for 5-10 days for extensive physical therapy to retrain her on how to walk.  She will be fitted with a brace as well (which is very similar to the Petri cast she is in now) but is removable.  She will need to wear the brace for 12 hours a day for an indefinite period of time.

I want to thank you so much for all you've done through your networking on the Internet.

Everyone's prayers were certainly answered as Shelby had no problems in surgery and has recuperated very nicely.

We have received cards and packages for Shelby and are amazed at how thoughtful your friends are.
We will respond to each and every one of them over the course of the next several weeks as time permits.

Troy and I are both back at work full time (his mom is watching the girls for us) so between work and dealing with things around the house at night, our plates are pretty full right now.  

Thanks again Marge - please let your friends know how much we appreciate them and all they have done to make this whole experience much more pleasant for our little Shelby.  

Love ya sis-
Sandy
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***She is SO right ... my friends are such loving, thoughtful folks~
Thank you ALL from this lady's heart~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

[This message has been edited by Sunshine (08-29-2004 04:52 PM).]

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

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Update -
Shelby and her family have returned home to Ohio where Shelby is now able to attend school, thanks to a special wheelchair donated by the Florida Shriners Hospital.

It is difficult for her to get around, but we pray that the time spent rehabilitating will pay off for her in the long run~

Her family so appreciates your love and support for Shelby during these difficult times~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

Email noles1@totcon.com