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" Our loss on earth, is Heavens gain."
Added June 23rd 2008
I am missing her so much lately . This time last year, I was contemplating not going on a trip, the same one I am about
to leave for this week .
What made me go, is the disbelief that anything would actually happen to her .
Had I really believed it, I would have stayed, just to have that one extra week. Who would have thought .. we would be
here now .
One thing that keeps me going, is the letters I still recieve from her friends. I would like to share a few sentences
with you, because it let's you know a little more about her, and for some of us, ( Steph) another laugh to get you through
the day ...I know I needed it . I hope you enjoy ...
Pamela
Pam,
Thanks for answering so quick. Of course, I'm crying now. I'm not sure if David will remember me but let him
know I'm praying for him. I can't think of one particular Tammy story, just bits and pieces. The things that made her a great
doctor and the reasons why we all love her. I hate (as I know you do) that she was taken so soon. There is a little solace
in knowing her best friend from college was in heaven to greet her. It took her a long time to heal after she died. I do remember
that a few years later, when we were talking about her friends funeral (sorry, the name escapes me) that she cried and cried
because she started thinking about the song they played at the funeral. (When Fallen Angels Fly by Willie Nelson) There are
funny memories too. Like when Erica chewed up her shoes and she worked her shift at the emergency clinic barefoot! Or, when
the dogs chewed up the sofa! At one point, the horses kept going in the house and setting off the alarm. And Like once doing
a bloat surgery, she made herself very sick (she literally had to stop for a minute) thinking of a previous bloat surgery
that had made her barf. There's also the time they had the auburn game on in the treatment area on a Saturday night and she
was whoopin and hollerin so loud the owners up front kept asking if everything was ok. That was a looooong time ago. I just
miss her. There are lots of memories, most to make you smile, some that would make you cry. Like how she had this pair of
OLD orange (I swear) slid on heels that she used to wear. Stephanie teased her about them. Tammy would say " I love them"
and Stephanie would say, "yes, I love them, therefore I scrunch!!!".Crying yet? I understand why David hurts so much.
Anyway, sorry to take up so much of your time. I'll share tidbits as I remember them.
" Jenny "
February 20th 2008
I am going to put a letter below that David gave me from Tammy . It's titled "Our Journey" This is a letter she wrote
in her own hand to David's boss some time ago. It's not a letter that was finished by her . At the point she stopped it ,
she was waiting for her next step in treatment .
What Cancer Cannot Do
Cancer is so limited...
It cannot
cripple love
It cannot shatter hope
It cannot corrode faith
It cannot destroy peace
It cannot kill friendship
It
cannot suppress memories
It cannot silence courage
It cannot invade the soul
It cannot steal eternal life
It cannot
conquer the spirit
Thought I would add this picture . Jeb had to have surgery on his leg a couple months ago . You all know how much Tammy
LOVED her Jeb , I thought it was cute , even though Jeb had to stay confined at the emergency clinic after his surgery , David
didn't want him to be alone , so he came over and slept with him to keep him company . Cute .
Our Angel on earth is now our Angel in heaven. God Bless her, and until we see her again, may she stay in
our hearts and greet us at heavens gates .
WARRRR EAGLE !!!!
My friend Tammy , passed away October 28th 2007. She was only 38 . She had everything going for her . She was well educated
. She was a Doctor . She was a wife . She was a best friend to many . She wanted to be a mother . She wanted that more than
anything else in the world . When she found out she had cervical cancer , it is because they were trying to have a baby .
They couldn't figure out why she couldn't get pregnant . Then they found out why . She had cervical cancer . She
fought long , and she fought hard , and I feel confident no one has ever fought a more dignified battle than she . She never
complained once to me . Rarely cried . Never said why me .
The HPV virus can cause cervical cancer . If you find out early , that you have the virus , there are things the Dr's
can do to prevent it turning into this horrible beast . Please get checked .
Pam
Click here and it will take you to a great site if you want more information on Cervical Cancer , or want to talk to people
that have been there .
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