3rd Email...Updates on Spinal Tap & IV Treatment...dated 6/10/08

Dearest Family and Friends,

Thank you so much to all of you for your prayers and kind reply's from my
last email. Your words and encouragement mean so much.

I just wanted to send a brief update to let you know that I spoke to the
neurologist an hour ago and based on the fact that my symptoms have been so
bad he wants for me to start the antibiotic IV treatment even before we get
the spinal tap results back. If we wait it will be 5 weeks minimum before I
start treatment as I cannot get the spinal tap for another two weeks and it
will take two weeks to get the results and another week to get me set up for
treatment. He feels based off the severity of my symptoms it would be good
to start ASAP.

So my Spinal Tap is on the 23rd and he would like to start treatment within
the day or two following the test. This gives me only two weeks to wean
Malakai from nursing which he still does three times a day. Please pray for
both of us that the process is smooth as this is especially emotional for me
because I have always let my children wean naturally. Malakai just turned 1
years old last week!!! I can hardly believe it!

The only way any of this will change is if the Lyme specialist my
neurologist is consulting with (who I cannot see personally because she does
not take my insurance) does not agree with putting me on this treatment
ASAP. The neurologist feels the specialist will agree based on my symptoms
and the positive blood test. He will talk with her the end of the week and I
will know more then.

Again, I will let you know more details as they come. Please continue to
keep me in your prayers as daily life is difficult around our house and Dan
is feeling the pain of carrying me around in his knees and back. He has
taken over all my house hold responsibilities for the last four months with
help from my Mom who is our constant rock and our wonderful friends.

By the way, Dan is the most amazing husband in the universe...he is my
hero!!! I am so thankful for my partner in life...in SICKNESS and in
health!!

Much love,
Rebecca