Support

Since I have been here, I have been reflecting a lot. When you eat dinner by 5:30, 6:00..theres not that many things to do afterward. In my thinking, I have come to appreciate the supportive influences in my life. I am blessed with a wonderful sister, who supports me in whatever I do. I have a family that is rooting for me to succeed and has genuine belief that I can do this. My boyfriend is amazing with his support of me and my journey. In terms of friends, I am truly blessed by the amount of love and support that surrounds me. I have friends that have just embraced this new change for me and have taken time to reach out to me and let me know they are there. There are people whom I am not even close to or may not even have met yet, who are reaching out in support. That is PHENOMENAL!! It really uplifts me.

I remember one day I came out of an intense therapy session and checked my little mailbox and there were 2 cards from Brenda, my sister. I was so excited because I LOVE mail!! Then I thought maybe one was from her and one was from Ed because he addressed one of the envelopes. I opened the first card and it was this really supportive card from Brenda just reminding me how much she loves me and knows I will succeed. It had a ton of quotes that I will put up later... When I opened up the second card, I was a little confused because it looked like different quotes. Well...when I opened it..I was overwhelmed with the amount of LOVE.. There were inspirational quotes from so many people...to even write about it, is overwhelming but in a good way.. because it reminded me that even when I think no one cares or that I am not alone...

So...this is my THANK YOU to everyone who has shown support in the last 3 weeks!! It has meant the world to me!!