A message from Nancy's Dad to those who love her.

Nancy's health continues to deteriorate, but she is keeping a very positive outlook while at the same time realizing that the longer the wait goes on the less chance there is that she will survive until she can receive this transplant. It is agonizing to watch her have to struggle this way, but if anyone can make it, we know she has the will and the determination to do so. Now it is simply beyond our control and we will need to accept whatever fate awaits her and us. Bad things do happen to good people, but it is the way we choose to live our lives, regardless the outcome, that either make us miserable or make us fight and take advantage of every last breath we take to try and make a difference for someone else. Nancy's life and legacy will be one of sharing her joy and love for life and her willingness to serve as an example for others to help them understand that it isn't how long we live, but how well we live that is the most important lesson to be learned from a terminal diagnosis. She has become an inspiration to many, including Ann and me, and we are so very proud of all that she has accomplished in her 33 years. She has lived a productive and full life in spite of her disease and all it's dealt her, and she has achieved so much more than most who have lived far longer than she has. What an example she has set for her daughter, her friends, and her family. We have done all that we know to do to get her to the point where she can have this transplant, and if God or fate allows it, she will have at least a few good years more to enjoy and love all of us and we to love her in return. If that is not meant to be, we will have no regrets knowing that we did all in our power to give her this opportunity and we MUST accept whatever happens as being the way things were meant to be. Nancy is a very religious woman and she has accepted that what ever God's will is she must accept it. And we go on one day at a time making the best of the time we have with her.