Long awaited update...

Life has been so hectic these last few months. I start each day before 8am and don't lay my head down till midnight or later. Work. School. Laundry. Dishes. Cooking. Shopping. The tasks seem to go on and on. Then when you add in holidays and other things that just come up, time completely disappears...

Thanksgiving came and went and the day was great. Walter and I started with a wonderful family lunch at his father's home. His step-mother, Dale, made a wonderful meal. With the help of Walter's aunts, there was more food than could possibly be consumed in one sitting. I was able to keep down turkey and potatoes with gravy. Later that day, we went to my mother's for another Thanksgiving feast. There wasn't nearly as much food but still way more than we could finish. I had more turkey and potatoes with gravy. Before bed that night, I even managed to get in a small piece of chocolate pie with whipped cream. My mom made it with fat-free, sugar-free pudding so I could have some and it tasted fabulous. I tried to savor it for as long as possible.

In the last month, I have been able to eat a greater variety of foods and have only been sick a handful of times. I didn't think this day would ever come. For a very long time it seemed like I would never be able to eat even partially normal again. There was a time when I had almost given up. Things didn't just get easy overnight but things are better than they were. I still struggle with getting enough protein and enough liquids. My vitamins still make me feel sick but rarely actually make me sick. The last time the doctor tested my vitamin levels, most of them were pretty low but not enough to change anything. He thinks that I just need to keep taking them and eventually things will level out.

I wish that I could say that all these waiting games I have been playing with my body were helping me to learn patience but its not. I still hate waiting and I still have unrealistic expectations of the amount of waiting I should have to endure. The changes are too few and the time between the changes is just too great. Why can't I wake up tomorrow and need to buy a whole new wardrobe in a size 6? Oh well. I guess I have to wait whether I want to or not.

I have had my  husband take new pictures several times in the last few months but I can't seem to get him to get the pictures off the camera so I can post them. I will work on getting him to do it and post pictures as soon as I can but for now, you'll have to just believe me when I say that there have been some changes. I went shopping for new clothes in my mother's closet and I gave away 2 trash bags full of clothes. Yeah!