A second letter from Abby



June 23, 2017

Dear Everyone,

I am writing this letter because my mom is making me!  She says people want to hear from me, how I’m feeling and stuff like that.  I am feeling good.  We have been swimming a lot and I have been going for a lot of walks.  I need to get an hour of exercise every day.  I have had to change what I eat and I don’t like most of the things that I can eat now.  My mom did make this new kind of French toast with whipped cream on top that tasted amazing, but real French toast is still better!  I can’t eat certain foods because I have something called Hypothalamic Obesity.  This means that my body stores all of the energy from my food and I don’t burn as much energy as I should, which means I might get fat.  It makes me a little bit worried because in the future it could make me even sicker if I gain too much weight.  I miss eating chocolate and chips the most!

This summer I am going to the States for proton therapy to either Memphis, Tennessee or Jacksonville, Florida.  I am kind of hoping that we get to go to Florida.  I’m excited that I might meet a girl named Erica sometime.  She has the same tumor as me and has gone through radiation therapy.  She went to Florida.  I am hoping to go to Sea World and see beluga whales while we are in the states which would mean that we get to go to Florida like Erica did.  I would also like to go to Universal studios.  I hope I get to meet her soon!  I can’t wait to meet her because I want to have a friend that understands all of this.  

Everyone always asks how I am feeling about everything.  I am not worried because I know that Heavenly Father has blessed me and is helping me get through my trials.  I know that my family will help me work through anything bad that happens. My friends have been helping by cheering me up and making me laugh and I know that if anything bad happens they will still try to do that.

A few days ago I went to Yvonne’s (she works with my mom) and Emma and I were taking care of her dog.  He is so cute!  His name is Rocky.  Emma and I can go every day and play with him.  I have always wanted a dog, and my dad doesn’t want one, so we can’t get one.  + we have a rabbit and a dog might hurt it.  Going over to see Rocky makes me happy.  It’s not as good as having my own dog but it’s almost as good since I can go see him every day.

I wanted to thank Auntie Becky and Uncle Scott for starting the go fund me page so we will have enough money when we go to the states.  And I want to thank everyone who donated, it means a lot to me.  I don’t know how to explain how it makes me feel but it makes me feel like there are a lot of kind people in the world that want to help me.

I am still thinking about my wishes I’m still not sure what I want to wish for.  Plus if I go to Florida this summer I might get to go to Sea World and Universal Studios which were also on my list.  I am still thinking I would like to meet Malala.  I have taken Barcelona off my list because my whole family may not be able to come with me if I make that wish.  Same with playing my Ukulele on the beach in Hawaii.
We will be adding to the blog this summer and whenever we hear anything about our trip.

From, 
Abby      

Comments

  1. Wilf28 June 2017 at 07:16

    Beautiful letter, Abby. You write very well. It may be unwanted but you will learn a lot of new things with this tumor, probably the best being how much our Heavenly Father and his children love you Grandpa & Grandma Pratt

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