Hey Mal and Lisa! You all are constantly in my thoughts and prayers. I know you have got to be so home sick. But I also know how thankful you must feel at this time. God is still in control and performing miracles for you. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and please know that all of you will be in our prayers. Rest for now sweet angel so you can eat some turkey tomorrow and all the great things that come with it.

Rhonda Putnam

...for the joy of the Lord is your strength.  Nehemiah 8:10

Mallory and family,

So sorry it has been a while since I left you a note. KMHS has been really busy! Also, on October 30th...I became a grandmother for the second time...beautiful baby girl, Morgan. I have been reading all about what is going on and it sounds like you are getting better and stronger each day! Keep up the good work and you will be home soon. (I know you all cannot wait for that day!) My thoughts and prayers continue with you daily and you all are loved and cared about so much.

Nurse Taylor

Hey Mallory! I was so glad to see that you signed my guest book. I"m still pushing for the Wii! I was also glad that you were able to get out of that horrible room. I remember the hard days of the feeding tube. I was so happy the day I found out that I didn"t have to have it anymore. I KNOW that day will come for you. I hope you have a great day, full of GOOD memories. HAng in there!

Hey Mal!

I am so sorry that I haven"t seen you all week! Finals were crazy and then Chris and I broke up, and on top of that I have been working nonstop and getting ready for China so its been a little hectic. I really wish I could have seen you again before I ventured off but I have to leave at 5am tommorrow and I need the spend the day packing. I hope that the next couple of weeks go by smoothly for you and that I will be able to come visit you at your house when I get back. Wouldn"t that be lovely? I promise to find you something special on my trip. Good luck and I will see you soon!

I love you!!!

Hi Mallory and Lisa,

Just getting back into town and thrilled to see our Team Mal shirt had arrived -- thanks for mailing it.  It"s in Kelley"s room to surprise her when she gets home tonight for the holiday.  We continue to pray for you daily and so happy you are making progress and even a little song & dance.  As we count our blessings, we are so thankful for you all, your courage and strong faith.  We will be lifting up all the details to be worked out for your time to go home -- those Home Health Nurses are amazing and such a big help!!  Wishing your whole family a Happy Thanksgiving! 

In His Love,

Karen Shaw

Hey girl!!

it sounds like you had a great weekend, and a fabulous day out on the town!!!  like your mom said it is your lucky week. I am always thinking and praying for you!

Loves,

Jennifer

Mallory, just wanted to let you know that the Faith Sunday school class from First Baptist Church in Sunnyvale, Texas, (suburb of Dallas) has been praying for you.  You don"t know me, but I was a neighbor and friend of your grandmother Kitty back in Satsuma, Alabama, in the late "50s, early "60s.  I know what a fine Christian family the Roberts family was and is.  I first heard about your situation last year from Lucille Dunn and heard about your current situation from a high school friend who had talked to Mrs. Roberts.  Anyway, my class continues to pray for your recovery.  I know that God still performs miracles and that He hears our prayers.  May God bless you and your family.  Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.

Joyce

Jo

You are almost home free!  your spirits sound so much better.

I hear the staff doesn"t want you to leave cuz they will miss you so!

Love and hugs, the macs 

Hello, to all of your precious family!! 

 We are so very happy for you that you got a short vacation!  YEEEEEE HAAA!

I know it was so good to get out of those four walls even if it was just a short time! I know that it was wonderful for the family to get out and be together in a more normal environment! Enjoy all of your precious minutes, they are just a stepping stone to getting back home again! I know you will still have to do all of your med things but that two shall pass! Our prayers are being answered , we just have to let God do his work and not try to rush Him!  In His Time!!!   God Bless You All!     Big soft huggies!

Love YA!

Hey,

I"m sure the social worker has already shared information with you but don"t forget GTF has funding available to help with these....that  is a lot of "out of pocket" at one time - even with insurance, the co-pays can add up.  Many of our mentors with the GTF Mentor Project read the updates daily and keep you in our thoughts. We are so excited that the recovery process is finally going well and maybe Home is just around the bend.

Hey throw up monster!  You"ve worn out your welcome and Halloween was a long time ago.  Go back to your cave and do not appear again.

Mal, great news on your field trip.  It sounded like a lot of fun.  Those smoothies can be packed with nutrition, so that may have been a wise choice.  I know you are hoping to be home by Thanksgiving, but if not please let me know if I can cook a turkey, (I got an extra one just in case), help you mom make a few dishes, buy groceries.  A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G you need to make the day special.

Love Ya and keep up the great progress

Hey Guys!

Alex and I are coming in tomorrow to visit you around 7 PM, so be there or be square!  We have some treats that we"re hoping will make everyone feel a little better, and a "secret" weapon against your nausea that pregnant women swear by!  Can"t wait to see you!

Sarah and Alex

Mallory--

I"m so glad you got to get out! And to Lenox too, woo hoo... we LOVE Lenox! Anyways, I was at the Alabama game Saturday-- total bummer. I"ve never seen a sadder bunch of fans in my life. All of the people I was with said that they had never been in the stadium when it was that quiet before.

But even though they lost, I still had a great time and definitely want to go to another game sometime soon... hopefully with YOU! So keep on making progress and before you know it we"ll be there.

Lauren

I LOVE DAY PASSES!  I got them while I was waiting for transplant and they were a godsend to my family to be able to get me out.  I was in hospital about 6 months so they helped tremendously! 

So, glad it was a good day!  Hoping and praying for a good night!

We are glad to hear that you are doing better. Glad you enjoyed your day out. Ya"ll are in our prayers and thoughts. Hope ya"ll can be home by Thanksgiving.

                                                            Jason,Leslie,Jacob&Shelby

I"m so glad to hear that you are getting stronger and stronger each day! I can"t believe everything you have been through. You are such a strong and amazing person, and I am so happy to have you as a good friend.  I can"t wait to get my team mal shirt while I"m home for thanksgiving! I"m really hoping that I will get to see you!!!

Alyssa

Just praying you get to go home soon. Mal you are always in our prayers. I loved looking at the photos, you are so amazing, and we are rooting for you to be home for thanksgiving.

HUGS Lisa and Aiden

 www.caringbridge.org/fl/aiden

Mallory!!

Just by looking at the pics...you have come so far...it almost makes me cry tears of joy!! i am so proud of you. i am so glad you are doing so much better...i will continues to pray for you because it is the backbone of your recovery! i love you so much mal!!

Love,

Claire

Lisa

You are an amazing Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hugs from the Macs---you"re almost outta there!!!!

Hope you are having a great Sunday! So sorry that BAMA   lost yesterday. 

  I"m happy to hear that you have   been able to eat   a little more. If it doesn"t make you nauseous, try THINKING about food a lot. Maybe that will make you even hungrier! That throw up monster needs to GET LOST!!   

Here is a website that you can go to when you are looking for something to do.  Hope the link works.                   

http://members.shaw.ca/va7ana/abouquet.htm

Love you,

Aunt Robin

What a wonderful message!!...except for the "throw up monster."

The doc"s are "fine tuning" her meds.   They will hit the correct combo and then she will be off and running.

When I came home from the hospital I took 72 pills a day.  Now I take 13 one day and 14 the next.  Can take them with one gulp of water.  Was on Cyclosporin at first.  The drug made me grow a beard and I had hair growing out my ears!  They changed me to Prograf and now I don"t have to shave.  "Hair Growth For Men" should put their customers on Cyclosporin :-).

Keep up the good work, Mal.  You are almost home free!!

Looking good in those photos Mallory!

Glad today was good.  Praying for a better night! 

I know how hard hospital nights are. :(  They are NO fun!

Just keeping chanting...There"s No Place Like Home! :)

The photos are great!!!!!!!  Keep smiling---and eating!

Bama, good grief!!!!!!  But We are so glad to hear the news is getting better and better for a Princess Mallory!

hugs from the Macs 

Dear Mallory, you don"t know me but I"ve been following you for a long while.  I pray each day for you and your family.  I have 2 grown granddaughters and I know how proud your MawMaw is of you.

Please let us know the address to send the cell phones, including street address and zip code and I can send 3, I believe.

Continue the good work and you"ll soon be home!

Mallory,

I am keeping up with your progress on a daily bases. Still praying .... keep the faith.

God bless you,

tsat

mallory! my beautiful friend! you look absolutely stunning in all of your pictures! i am thrilled at the progress you have made-- i as well can"t wait until the day you can come home!!! you"re always on my mind girl-- my family and I are praying for you! love you!

Hi girls, hope you are doing better and better today.   We are watching college football and getting caught up with washing.  We continue to pray for you and we hope you will be home this week.  Love you both.  Peace Out!

Sharliss & Katherine Arnold

Hi Mal,

I was just looking at your new pictures. You are TRULY AMAZING! In each picture you somehow manage a smile....even while on dialysis! I don"t know how you did it...must have been your faith in God giving you the strength to keep going. I am so thankful that you had that strength. I am so proud of you. You are my hero.

I hope that you will have a GREAT weekend and that the itching will not come back. Can"t wait to get my new TEAM MAL shirt! I will wear it proudly.

Love you,

Aunt Robin

Hey Mal,

I am so HAPPY on the progress you have made.  It sounds like you are a whole new person.  I continue to be amazed by your determination!  Keep up the good work!!  And it sounds like you"re keeping your mom busy with food requests! :)  Here"s some jokes to make you smile!  I wish I could be there to see your beautiful smile!! ~Becky

Q: Why did the pony cough?

A: It was a little hoarse!!

Q: What goes zubb, zubb?

A: A bee flying backwards!

HEY MAL,

TURKEY DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. I PRAY THAT YOURE FEELING SO MUCH BETTER THAT YOU CAN ENJOY A THANKSGIVING DINNER NO MATTER IF YOU ARE AT HOME OR THE HOSPITAL. JUST REMEMBER, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE A PART OF MY FAMILY. KEEP YOUR FAITH.

PRAYING FOR YOU ALWAYS!

LOVE YOU,

BRIDGET

Hey Mallory,

Thank you so much for the card...that was so sweet of you.  :)  I am so glad that you are being able to eat...I LOVE chicken alfredo!!!  The olive garden is the absolute best.  :)  I remember when I stared itching after my transplant.  I thought that I was going to scratch myself raw!!  It was awful...just use lots of bath and body lotion!  I pray that you will be out of there by Thanksgiving....eat lots of turkey and dressing too!! 

Heather :)