Today is my dear mother's birthday.
She lives in St. Louis but will be moving close to me in July
after her 3-year mission with my dad is over.
It will be nice to have her close again.
I love you, Mom, and I hope you have a wonderful birthday!!
Remember this picture? 
This was us in Arizona right before that horrific 12-hour surgery for a new neck and
A 30-day stay in the Arizona Burn Center.
Remember that? Remember hunchie? Wow.
Remember my neck looked like THIS? HOLY COW!!!!!!!
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To be fair, this was me about 48 hours after surgery, and Mr. Nielson said that this photo was considerably better than it looked right after the surgery.
I hope there are no photos of that. Yikes.
But since it's your birthday, go ahead, and laugh at this photo.
It is funny and awesome at the same time.
Remember, Dr. L. is one of the best doctors you have ever met?
He is awesome and serious and not serious at the same time.
Remember when you took me to his
office to add more saline to hunchie?
I was despondent, in pain, and drugged, and you guys laughed at me
because I was crazy?
because I was crazy?
We have certainly been through a lot together, you and I.
Thanks for being my mommy.
Happy birthday!!!
I love you,
-your Cubby.
