Tennis, anyone?

Last week, Sandy played tennis for the first time in a very long time! She reported that she was not as quick as she remembers being, that her shot was a bit rusty, but that her partners were very tolerant and she did pretty well, overall. I don’t think “pretty well” sums it up. The fact that she played tennis at all is incredible and we’re all very proud of her. I am sure it was Andy or Mary Beth or one of the other tennis ladies that called her that morning…many thanks for calling!

As I write this, Hopkins is executing administrative efforts to list Sandy with UNOS. UNOS stands for “United Network for Organ Sharing” and is the listing authority for organ transplantation in the United States (www.unos.org). This is the critical step in getting her closer to the solution we seek. It is scary and exciting all at the same time. I keep telling myself, one step at a time.

We had a great visit in Bay Harbor with my parents over the holidays. The weather was not very cooperative (rain killed all the snow that they had up there before we arrived). However, the girls and I were able to ski at Nubb’s Nob and the conditions were pretty good for man made snow. Anabel, another friend of Haley’s that visits her grandparents in Bay Harbor, came along to ski with us that day. Anabel and Haley ended their day in the lodge with hot chocolate and gelato. Hannah and her grandfather and I closed the lifts down!