Spudbro

THe thing is that your daughter has been through it. And even though
she is recovering, her road to that recovery has been just as rough
as mine. And she still has a ways to go. Even with the help of her
teammates and coach and the school. And you her parents.

The thing is that she has been given a wonderful gift the gift of learning
that its okay to not be perfect. That it sometimes takes hard work,
having to want something so bad that it hurts to succeed. And that she
is just going to live it one day at a time. So now she is going to go
at it and give it her best.

What ever she was before she will now be 100% more because she has
lived through this. She will want things even more. And she will remember
that you were there for her. So whether she ever plays soccer again,
make sure she always goes to the games, and supports her friends.

There will always be a job there for her. And she can always be a coach
for the younger kids and help when the next one gets hurt, and you will
know that its not possible to get back up and play that fast next time someone is hurt.

Let us know how she is doing please. And how the surgery goes.
And don't worry about the good we want to know, it gives everyone hope.

Donna