Many Thanks!

I know I have been talking about a lot of the frustrations that come with this surgery, but I wanted to take a moment and say thank you for many of the good things that have already happened.

A special big big thanks to my husband and sister for taking care of me those first weeks and making sure I took my medications and managed to get some nutrition.

Thank you to those of you who have helped with equipment to make sure I got said nutrition. So without naming names...

• I can not imagine going these 4.5 weeks without my Vitamix blender!
• The loan of a juicer allowed for a real nice variety in my diet!
• The loan of an immersion blender has been priceless for when I've picked up soups that did not turn out to be quite as blended as advertised (it works so quickly!)
• Those extra syringes that were provided were well used, even after I re-learned how to drink from a cup! 

Thank you to all of my supporters. Those of you who visited me in the hospital, those of you who have stopped by my house to keep me company (especially when I couldn't speak back!), and those of you who have sent cards and text messages. I can see how loneliness and depression could take a real hold on someone going through this, but thankfully I have never felt that alone through this process.

If you are about to go through this surgery I really recommend you ask your community to help support you during those first weeks. It is very easy to feel isolated, and the pain meds & inactivity are not exactly mood boosters! 

I am so grateful to my "community" both near and far! <3 <3 <3