New step into the new year

I dismantled the power alter in my bedroom today.

I've kept one pink boxing glove and one pac-man oven mitt.

The rest has been dispersed throughout the house.

Yet another step into the new normal...

I have emptied the bulletin board which was full to overflowing with all the cards and other small tokens of thought given and sent to me while I was in treatment. I have them all in a safe place, but it is now time to take another step away from that period.

Thank you wonderful people for all the encouragement and love. I couldn't have done it without you.

I will never forget.

xoxoxxoxox

One year ago today...(part 2)

I got the results of my path report.

It still makes my stomach clench to think about that day.

In fact, that entire week was horrible.

After a long, horrible week of no sleep, not eating, hoping for the best but expecting the worst, I got the phone call while at the BG/Otsego Soccer Tournament.

This weekend was tourney weekend again. It was so much more enjoyable this year. In fact, I don't remember much of last year's, other than where I was when I got the phone call and, almost word for word, what was said. When I did my shifts taking admission at the gate, I could barely count or make change. I was actually sort of worried about working this year because my brain just doesn't work as well as it used to, but compared to last year, I was brilliant.

I've got a lot more to say about this past year, but I'm burnt out, a little sun burnt, and quite tired, so, although I'm sort of drained at the moment, in general these days,
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