Dear Tyler,

Hello my sweet son! I hope that you are having a great day today. It is another sunny and humid day here for us. Mark will be home early today due to him taking a certification test for his job. I hope he passed it. He studied so hard for it! He was nervous too. I told him he had nothing to worry about because he was so dang smart. Plus, I told him you would be looking out for him too :). 
 I want you to know that I am keeping to my word and I did my exercises again today! I wanted to sleep in longer because I was not feeling well last night and didn't really sleep but I chose to get up and workout. Honestly, I am happy that I did. I feel better right now.  am still tired but I will do just fine. I am going to continue to truck on with this and make a decision to get in better shape and be healthier! I am even going to eat a healthy meal for dinner tonight! I know you are proud of me... 
 I do need to ask you a favor. I know you are quite busy up there doing so many things but I have a friend who her son is another Angel just like you were and still are to me. He has physical disabilities and is having a rough time. She updated today that her son is needing to up tube feedings because he is so frail and thin but they are not sure he can handle it because his little body may reject it and start vomiting again. The doctors at DHMC spoke about doing a trach again, but her and her husband have declined this procedure for him. The doctors also said that even if they were to agree it may not prolong his life any. ( I know it is so hard to have to come to terms with these hardships. As a parent I had such a hard time making some decisions for you. I always wondered if I did the right thing, if you would be upset with me later in life, but I always trusted my gut feeling. I don't regret any of it, Tyler. ) So... I ask you to please watch over this young boy and his family. Like us... they don't need or want pity.. they just want prayers and understanding. If there is anything you can do up there in Heaven, please help this family out. They are good people and deserve many more years with their son. I know you will help out. That's just what you do! Thank you so much pumpkin. I love you so much. 
 I will write more later tonight. I actually think I need to just relax. My head is pounding..ugh! I miss you so much and I love you to the moon & back. Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!