I wanted to take another minute and just express my gratitude for all who have posted comments. I hope that it wont seem insincere in just posting one big thanks!!! (but that is the benefit of blogging right?). We have had Jennifer back home for several weeks. Aside from the constant fatigue she is doing rather well. I have found that this scare has appropriately put us in the right mood for the holiday's. We have so much, we have hope...and as I have been recently reminded, we have friends who share common beliefs. Thank you all so much!!! For your prayers and thoughts. We are so blessed to have the knoweledge that we have. Our eternal plans are secure even though our limited sight sometimes allow fears to arise. My family has felt the strength and love of you all, we have felt of your prayers. Thank you for bearing this burden with us.

Jennifer's Health

Hello family and friends, I need to take the time to sit down and give everyone an update on Jennifer's health. I am so heavy hearted, and dont even know where to begin...except to express my love to my dear wife. The latest episode in this battle began two weeks ago this Sunday...Jennifer (like always) had a severe headache for 4 or 5 days. By Sunday morning it became so intense that we had to rush her to the University hospital's ER...after consulting with the neuro surgeon, he concluded that the headache was a result of preasure being built from the tumor in the middle ventricle of her brain. His suggestion, was that we let the preasure take it's course, which would prove fatal, but that it would a realatively peaceful way to die. We quickly concluded as a family that we weren't to that point yet, and that we could not in good conscience do nothing. After some persuasion the surgeon agreed to perform another surgery where he relieved the preasure by running a release tube from the brain (under the skin) and into the abdominal cavity. This has helped, but as he stated...it is only a bandage on the problem. We followed up with Huntsman cancer hospital, and Jennifer is back on the Methotrexate, which is the same drug she was on last summer. She responded almost immediately upon having the preasure relieved in her brain.

We are still very hopeful, the chemo she is on has proven before that it has the ability to help her. She has now been fighting for 3 years, it is our faith and hope that if it be according to God's will she will yet live another 3 years!!!

In this I have been reminded of the faith of the prophet Joseph Smith...so many times during his life did his future look bleak. So many times, he was consigned to die, but he feared not because he knew that his life was in the Lord's hands. So must we stand in holy places and demenstrate our faith that if God will yet allow her to live that we will with that time, demonstrate an increase in our willingness to serve and help those who also are suffering. I would like to invite everyone to keep Jen in your prayers, that they chemo will again prove to be effective. With much love

-Ryan