Dec 2011
I know I am late in sending you the promised picture and update on grandson James Marshall Hamby. We had a very sad situation...Melissa was expecting again, and John Daniel Hamby came at 14 weeks and of course did not make it. We are recovering, but it was very hard.

We all recognize the extreme blessing of having our James and love him so much. I have spent a lot of time with Morris, Melissa and James during her high risk pregnancy.

James is in preschool Special Ed and also goes to a center called Special Kids for extra therapy. He cannot walk yet but is making much progress, for which we are so grateful. Because he is so heavy 42 pounds now at five years old. ALL of our backs are aching, but he's worth it!!!

He laughs and has great receptive language (understands everything you say to him). His expressive language is not so good, but he has a phrase or two for everthing and can twist us all around his finger quite easily!!!

Melissa and Morris are amazing parents and take such tireless good care of him. He's still a patient of the brilliant doctors (14 of them) at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, TN. Through the years, I have been with them to many doctor's appointments, and I cannot explain how wonderful and caring they all have been.

Join me in giving thanks to God for the gift of James!!!


Paula

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