I AM NOW 2 NIGHTS WITH NO SLEEP SO I AM JUST NOT CAPABLE OF ANY DAILY DOGGIE.
THE ONLY GOOD THING IS I DID MAKE 18 MONKEY FISTS OVER THE 2 NIGHTS- AT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 MINUTES EACH..
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
TODAY IS "HAPPY ANNI" VERSARY DAY. IT HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE MY ANEURYSM RUPTURED YET IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. THIS DAY IS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME BECAUSE WE TOOK BROOKE BACK TO THE AIRPORT AT 4 AM AFTER A WONDERFUL EVENING OUT IN PITTSBURGH LAST NIGHT. REFLECTING ON THE PAST FOUR YEARS, YES, I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE BUT I NEVER IMAGINED HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE TO LIVE. I AM HERE BECAUSE OF BROOKE AND BRADEN AND I KNOW THAT BUT LIFE HAS NOT BEEN EASY. LIVING WITH A BRAIN INJURY IS DIFFICULT. MOST PEOPLE LOOK AT ME BELIEVE I AM NORMAL BUT CAN'T SEE THE STRUGGLES. IN THESE FOUR YEARS I FOUND OUT WHO MY TRUE FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE AND WHO HAVE STUCK BY MY SIDE DESPITE MY FLAWS, BECAUSE A BRAIN INJURY DOES NOT HEAL. MANY DAYS I PLASTER ON A SMILE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS BUT INSIDE IT IS HARD. I AM NOT SAD BECAUSE THESE FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH SO MUCH JOY. MY GOAL FOR 2019 IS NO SURGERY OR PROBLEMS WITH MY HEALTH BECAUSE MY ANEURYSM. KRINGLE, BRAD, BROOKE, SHAUNA AND BRADEN WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE LIFE. I CAN'T THANK MY HUSBAND ENOUGH FOR ACCEPTING ME AND LOVING DESPITE MY MANY FLAWS. MY KIDS HAVE BEEN ANGELS THROGHOUT THIS BUMPY ROAD. KRINGLE IS MY SAVIOR TO SHINE LIGHT IN ME AGAIN. THANK YOU SERVICE DOG PROJECT FOR GIVING ME KRINGLE. MAY 2019 BRING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO ALL! "HAPPY ANNI" VERSARY!
