Yes I AM STILL Here ....

Well, it has been a long time since I have written. My summer started out very well with personal challenges on track and family celebrations . Then things took a turn. Life does happen to us all.

I found that my beloved companion , best buddy dog, 12 year old Bristol was dying. I can't begin to describe the sadness I felt losing her after loving her since she was age 4 weeks. If you are a pet lover I need not say more.

I have been faced with other challenges as well. It is difficult when you begin to see your parent failing...and you take on the parent role in that relationship.

I traveled a bit this summer (good times), and dealt with illness of my own. It is a very frustrating thing to not be able to do the things that make you happy, that are your therapy because you want to lay in your bed. Luckily surgery entered the picture shortly after I was not able to manage my work schedule .

But I am on the way back ! I feel I am getting stronger each day and hope to soon be doing what I was able to earlier in the summer.
With respect to weight that has been a roller coaster of sorts. How? you may ask.. well from the " I am sad I think I will have onion rings " to the very unpleasant hormones I was placed on ....and don't even get me started on how much each bag of IV fluid will add on the scale until your body FINALLY catches up. Seriously, just avoid  the scale postop.

But the one thing I have learned is that the road we are on is never guaranteed to be smooth, and sometimes the bumps come really close together. It is important to just hang on until you can get it together again.

                                                           Bristol