it has been a long time since i posted. i think i needed a break from everything. april, may & june were tough for me and it's taken 'til now for me to feel whole & safe again...it's been a really good summer, though. have had time to just hang with my friends, exercise, eat and feel strong and ready for the next phase of my journey. i do the exchange surgery on sept. 14th. then i'll have (hopefully) just one more small surgery to put everything back into it's place.

my hair's grown back a bit and i'm gaining weight. wondering when i'm going to need to stop eating all the desserts i want. eventually the extra stuff will put on too many extra pounds i fear.

will start writing a bit more as i get closer to my next step. i am actually coming up on my year of when this storm started - hard to believe it's been that long already.