Octoberbeauty
Always in our hearts and in our prayers
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I want to thank each and every one of you for ALL that you have done. You have made an Extremely difficult time in my life just a little easier through your love, support, cards and prayers. There just aren't enough words to express my gratitude to you. I received the donation that some of you contributed to yesterday and I just have to say, "Wow!" Thank you Soo, soo much. It will certainly help. We have earmarked that as our "fun" money. 
I'm ready to go shopping now! 
I can't even begin to describe the pain I feel over losing my precious Macy. Unfortunately I've been doing a lot of blaming myself since I was there and the responsible party. I'm having a hard time with her loss. But knowing that you are praying for me keeps my spirits up and helps me keep going. I start counseling the week after next and can continue to use your prayers. I know that it will just take time to heal emotionally.
We also lost my cat, Snickers, that I'd had for 12 years. We'd been through so much together and I loved her dearly. She is also greatly missed. We have gotten my son a kitten this week. He loves cats and it's really helping for him to have something to love and take care of. We could not have asked for a better kitten. She is very sweet and gentle.
My body is healing nicely. I got out of the hospital last Wednesday (not this week, but last) and the skin grafting ended up being much more extensive than planned. At first I was VERY sore and could barely get around, but two weeks out of surgery, my arms look really good considering and my legs are almost done peeling the zeroform. They are just bright red and that will take a long time to heal. I found out when I went to the doctor this week that I will have to wear custom made pressure garments (gloves and sleeves) for ONE YEAR! Needless to say, I pouted pretty good right there in the doctor's office. But I'll get used to them. I'm getting up and down much better now and the soreness is minimal. My hair is even growing a little. I think it's time to get some gel. LOL
When I think about everything I lost materially, I'm devasted. (And we did not have renter's insurance unfortunately.) The living room, kitchen, bathroom and Andrew's room were complete losses. However, we were able to salvage a few things from Macy's room and my closet door was closed, so the items in there were okay. It's the one time in my life that I'm glad I was very messy and unorganized and threw stuff in there to get it out of the way. We were also able to salvage some items from the garage. Most of our material items were destroyed, but for our pain God amazingly left some things in tact. Among the list are: Macy's bible we gave her on her first birthday/Christening, some of her stuffed animals, my mother's ring and bracelet, most of my photos and scrapbooking supplies, their baby time capsules, their baby clothes I had stored in buckets in the garage, my pearls from India (these are special to my whole family), my two quilts-one made by each grandmother (I don't know how these survived. Like I said it was by the grace of God), and Macy's American Girl dolls (although they are completely covered in black. I'm hoping the company can repair them as they are VERY special to me), and some of the kid's papers from school. So, out of the ashes came some pretty special memories that I will cherish forever.
Thank you for being such an awesome group that stepped up in my time of need. I had no idea the lengths you would go to to lift my spirits and support me and my family. I appreciate all of you so much!!
With much love and thanks,
Sherry
I'm ready to go shopping now! I can't even begin to describe the pain I feel over losing my precious Macy. Unfortunately I've been doing a lot of blaming myself since I was there and the responsible party. I'm having a hard time with her loss. But knowing that you are praying for me keeps my spirits up and helps me keep going. I start counseling the week after next and can continue to use your prayers. I know that it will just take time to heal emotionally.
We also lost my cat, Snickers, that I'd had for 12 years. We'd been through so much together and I loved her dearly. She is also greatly missed. We have gotten my son a kitten this week. He loves cats and it's really helping for him to have something to love and take care of. We could not have asked for a better kitten. She is very sweet and gentle.
My body is healing nicely. I got out of the hospital last Wednesday (not this week, but last) and the skin grafting ended up being much more extensive than planned. At first I was VERY sore and could barely get around, but two weeks out of surgery, my arms look really good considering and my legs are almost done peeling the zeroform. They are just bright red and that will take a long time to heal. I found out when I went to the doctor this week that I will have to wear custom made pressure garments (gloves and sleeves) for ONE YEAR! Needless to say, I pouted pretty good right there in the doctor's office. But I'll get used to them. I'm getting up and down much better now and the soreness is minimal. My hair is even growing a little. I think it's time to get some gel. LOL
When I think about everything I lost materially, I'm devasted. (And we did not have renter's insurance unfortunately.) The living room, kitchen, bathroom and Andrew's room were complete losses. However, we were able to salvage a few things from Macy's room and my closet door was closed, so the items in there were okay. It's the one time in my life that I'm glad I was very messy and unorganized and threw stuff in there to get it out of the way. We were also able to salvage some items from the garage. Most of our material items were destroyed, but for our pain God amazingly left some things in tact. Among the list are: Macy's bible we gave her on her first birthday/Christening, some of her stuffed animals, my mother's ring and bracelet, most of my photos and scrapbooking supplies, their baby time capsules, their baby clothes I had stored in buckets in the garage, my pearls from India (these are special to my whole family), my two quilts-one made by each grandmother (I don't know how these survived. Like I said it was by the grace of God), and Macy's American Girl dolls (although they are completely covered in black. I'm hoping the company can repair them as they are VERY special to me), and some of the kid's papers from school. So, out of the ashes came some pretty special memories that I will cherish forever.
Thank you for being such an awesome group that stepped up in my time of need. I had no idea the lengths you would go to to lift my spirits and support me and my family. I appreciate all of you so much!!
With much love and thanks,
Sherry
