Amazing Recovery!

Can I just say how so very grateful I am today?  Ricki has gone beyond my expectations and hope for a quick recovery. She has such a sweet hope for her future it truly inspires me. Today she really wanted to attend seminary. She loves her teacher and the way he teaches the gospel. Rick and I sat in the car for awhile and she didn't come out.  She stayed for they whole 40 minute class.  She was so excited when she came out!  The first thing she said was" I didn't cry!"  The first outing after her brain surgery in May had been pretty overwhelming and she had a meltdown...As parents it is like we are watching a butterfly come out of her cocoon.. As I listened to her experience of her first classroom setting after this surgery I was humbled...she handled the questions of others with kindness and was not fearful and she smiled as she explained to us that when students spoke on her right side she couldn't hear but it was o.k.  

I have to acknowledge the many prayers in her behalf and know that she has been blessed with the strength to endure and rise above these challenges.  It was less than a week ago that I knelt at the side of her bed and wept with her because she wanted the nf2 to just go away.. There have been many little miracles along this journey that life has taken but one of the sweetest has been to see Ricki blossom into a beautiful young girl with an inner strength and peace that radiates through her  warm and loving smile!  Thank you for your faith and prayers.