AUGUST 7, 2008

TO THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER ix 173RD AIRBORNE BRIGADE!!!  TEDDY, MATT AND I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WHOLE CHAPTER FOR SUPPORTING TED, MATT AND I
DURING OUR DARKEST HOURS.

THE CALLS, THE NOTES, THE VISITS, THE BEST!!!!   YOU ARE SO GREAT IN YOUR OWN
WAY AND WE LOVE U ALL!!!!

TED CAME HOME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  HE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY LAYING IN
BED, HIS OWN BED U KNOW NOT A HOSPITAL ONE.  TED IS HAPPIER THAN A CLAM AT
HIGH TIDE THAT HE IS HOME.   

REMEMBER ALL OF U PLAYED A PART IN SAVING TED'S LIFE AND THAT IS WHY HE IS
WITH US HERE TODAY.  YOUR PRAYERS, THOUGHTS, LOVE, STRENGTH, COURAGE,
FAITH IN TED BEING A SURVIVOR, NEVER SAYING NEVER.  THE DOCTOR SAID THAT TED
HAD A BETTER CHANCE PULLING THROUGH HE HAD GOOD SUPPORT AND WILLING HIM
TO FIGHT AND WIN.  THE AIRBORNE IS THE BEST AND WE ARE SO PROUD AND HAPPY
TO BE PART OF THE AIRBORNE FAMILY!!!!  TED AND I FEEL A VERY STRONG SENSE OF
COMFORT AND BELONGING AND UNDERSTANDING SOMEWHAT THE VIETNAM WAR AND
WHAT THESE GREAT MEN WENT THROUGH!!  THANX A MILLION.  

IF ANYONE EVER NEEDS ANYTHING FROM TED AND I WITH HELP WITH DOCTORS OR
MEDICAL PROCEDURES.  I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO GO TO BAT AND FIGHT FOR U
AND YOUR FAMILY THAT TOO GET THE BEST MEDICAL CARE!!

THE HUMBER FAMILY
AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!!

THE PLAQUE IS STILL MAKING ME CRY!!!!

TED WILL GET STRONGER OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.  WE HAD A NURSE FOR 2
HOURS AND AN OT GAL FOR A HOUR, SO TED WILL BE BUSY WITH THE GALS AT THE
HOUSE TO.  BUT PLEASE COME BY, SPEND A NIGHT WHATEVER.  TED AND I WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE U.