Melanie

I suppose you all know that Melanie is quite ill. We (Melanie, Siovhan and I) spent Sunday in Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Emergency Ward. They did a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on her head and neck and found nothing out of order. Dr. James Tatton, from Nephi, even though he is retired, made it possible for that to be done on a Sunday. He used to be the physician in charge of the ER there.

Howard flew to Utah Monday so that he could rush her home. He and Braden are driving as quickly (but safely) as possible.

The concern is that she might have Multiple Sclerosis. She wonders if she doesn't have a ruptured vertebrae. She has a doctor's appointment on Friday in Massachusetts. Hopefully, the doctor will find out what is really the matter. Her double vision has been getting worse. She has some numbness in her arms and legs and has back pain. The MRI ruled out tumors, blood clots and strokes. Here in Nephi they did blood work to try to find out something that was out of order but didn't detect anything remiss. Of course, they may not have done the right test. They did give Melanie the results of everything to turn over to her doctor.

Some vacation! First her car breaks down and spends the first few days in the shop getting repaired and then Melanie gets ill. Unfortunately, she hasn't been as easy to fix as the car was.

Lots of love, M