Thank You!

I spent today catching up my blog. I know it has been awhile and if you spend the time to ready everything it will make sense of where I have been. Here are the names of the new posts (if you want to read the story chronologically, start at last one and work your way up - always the teacher giving directions):

• She's Back!
• Unexpected Bumpy Recovery Road
• In and Out...Not!
• Routine Trip...Not So Much!
  

This journey has not been easy but then again no part of my life has had an easy button. Since the day I was born, I have been overcoming the odds and that will not stop now. I try to always find the good in the situations. I try not to focus on the what ifs or the negative and remain positive. The one thing that has not wavered is my will to live. There are moments when it gets challenging but everyone should know that I am actively fighting through them. Sometimes I talk about the fight and sometimes I am processing it quietly. I hate these past few months have been so scary for everyone. From the outside, it may not seem that I was paying attention to what was happening but I was and I am. My self advocacy has not changed.

I hope everyone knows how blessed and thankful I am for each and everyone one of you. I do not always have the energy or the strength to reach out. My handwritten notes have been minimized but my goal is for that to turn around. I thank all my friends who have showed support for my mom. It has been wonderful to have this time with my mom, although I wish we were doing it on a year long cruise or trip around the world but soon enough. I also cherish the time I am spending with my uncle. Now it does seem that when he is in charge of my care, I end up in the ER but I also seem to turn the corner when he is around so who knows. I am proud of my little big brother, who was there to support mom when I was on the vent and helped keep the family informed. It is hard to think of him as an adult but he has turned into an awesome adult and his wife is lucky to have such a caring young man in her life. He is a great brother, who also offered to bring me any food that I would eat. My uncle Michael, who is battling his own health issues and my aunt Missy and her husband Mike, cannot be close physically but are never more then a text away checking in on the situation. Finally, I cannot begin to list the family and friends who support me every day through thoughts, prayers, funny stories, and other supports. I feel like I am the luckiest person. 

Relationships have always been important to me. I care and invest in people. That investment has returned multi-fold.

For tonight . . . I'm just sayin' XOXO