Another Angel

Today our friend Tabitha will be saying her final goodbyes to her family and her life here on this Earth to be released from the crippling effects of SMA. I had forgotten that tabitha was actually the first kid we met with SMA. Riley had just been diagnosed and we were at his first clinical appointment doing his first PT eval. Tabitha happened to be in clinic that day too. Abby, the sma nurse,brought Monica, Tabitha's mom, up to meet us. Monica walked in holding Tabitha who was just a few months older than Riley. Monica, you were so bright and cheery, full if optimism an it gave me great comfort. Tabitha endured so much and possessed great courage and love. I wish that we could have gotten to know her and her family better especially since we only lived about 30 minutes away from each other. I have grown close to her through Monica's journaling of her every day battle with the disease. We will be weeping her passing in this life but she will be joyfully welcomed home by her sister Taleah who also passed away from SMA. Today is a day I hate this disease the most. To see it take lives so young, so tragically is too much for my mind to understand why. But we are unable to see the big picture and through the eternities. We can only rely on our faith and obedience to the gospel that we will too be reunited with the ones we love. Good bye for now Tabitha may your eternal life be filled with lots of running, playing, smiles and laughter.