It's been a while...but I'm still thankful
We've all been there, life gets away from us. Our pursuits and hopes fade like background noise as the hustle and bustle takes over. New medical challenges presented themselves and my family has struggled through the recovery of not one, but two tethered spinal cord syndrome surgeries in a five month span of time. As the dust settled I realized I'd lost my self. I'd been increasingly sad, frustrated, and feeling lonely. Getting ever further away from my ideal weight and not seemingly anywhere closer to answers for that or other health problems. So after a long break from writing, I'm back! Here's what I've learned since I last wrote: Children are resilient. If you stay positive and give them encouragement, even when things seem gloomy or terrifying, they will keep their head held high. You just have to remember to model it (even if you are dying on the inside). My son was so brave going in to the OR for his spinal surgery, cracking jokes to the surgical tea...