Spring Update

We are all enjoying the sunshine again! It has been so good for Ricki'spirits!  It has been a tougher winter than we had anticipated.  When we discovered that she had lost all of her hearing in her right ear it broke all our hearts. To top things off she has  had a lot of pain and just not felt well. She has had some sweet acts of kindness that have been a welcome diversion for her.  In March our Ashley (Jason's sweet wife) helped Ricki participate in the miss cache valley teen pageant.  She had fun practicing her drawing skills for her talent.  But I think her favorite thing was dressing up and feeling like a princess.  Another fun diversion for her was just last week.  She loves the show "Downton Abby". Her youth leaders and friends put an amazing party together.  She had a beautiful dress to wear with gloves and everything.  It was like she was living  one of the parts in the show.  It has been fun to see a little more life in her again lately.

Today we are at primary children's hospital getting her dental work done.. She has struggled with letting them work in her mouth. Our Stevens wife Abby, works for a wonderful dentist that does some work at the hospital and was willing to work on her teeth.  So today we find ourselves at the hospital today but just for a short visit. 

Ricki's next surgery will be April 10. This one will be to remove a couple of tumors that are putting pressure from inside her spinal cord. Our surgeon was hoping they would give the ok to remove the tumor in her chest at the same time but the board of pediatric surgeons didn't feel it was prudent at this time.  So they will keep an eye on it will keep doing her MRI's every 3 months.  

Today it was a beautiful day in Salt Lake and we were able to enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful flowers. We are so grateful for the beautiful world that we live in especially in the springtime it makes each day a little sweeter!