Tami was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October and died 30 days later. But that's not where her story begins… Three years ago Tami started to have mini "panic attacks".  She shared this with me and thought it was due to stress. I encouraged her to see a therapist and talk with her doctor. She did and was prescribed anxiety medication. As the months went by the attacks never went away. She met with a different therapist and was put on medication for depression and was then referred to a psychiatrist. Then another followed by more medication. Two years ...

“Good Morning Sunshine”, Words spoken many times to a bright, ambitious, beautiful young girl who had the world by the tale. A young lady who had grown into a bright vibrant young women with a husband and two small boys. How could it be, that at 39 years old, she is gone from this earth and is in her Heavenly home? This is the story of our beautiful daughter Tami. It is said that hindsight is always 20/20. You don't always see what is right in front of you. We worry about the big issues but don't pay attention to ...

I am certain, the one thing Tami would want us to know about her life and the events that led to her untimely death, is that her story be told in its entirety. She wanted the opportunity to tell it herself believing it might spare others the pain of traveling down the path she had to travel, but that wasn’t to be.  As her end drew near, she asked me to share her experience and find a way to use it to help others.  That was Tami-always looking for the opportunity to contribute, to do well, even in tragedy.  This ...