Movin' on Up ❤️

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It's Saturday night, and it's been a long time, so I figured I would give an update ❤️.  

On September 28th, I was finally able to have my surgery!  Wahoo!  So that was 25 days ago.  Since then I've lost 18lbs and since my all time highest weight when I was sick and not able to move at all and on the large amounts of prednisone, I've lost 44lbs!  The 18lbs since surgery may not seem like a lot, and frankly I can't tell it when I look at myself.  But, I can definitely feel it in ALL my clothes.  So all things with surgery are going great!  No nausea or anything!  

I was also given the go ahead to try to work part time. Nothing too strenuous lifting wise or where I could hit things with my trach (obviously).  But, I have been waiting for this for over 2 years now and you guys have NO IDEA how excited this makes me!!!  I have also been voted on the board for the 4-H Youth Dog Project.  Anyone who knew me in my youth, knows how much this program means to me.   I'm also very excited as I will be a new mentor for the Cumberland/Turtle Lake Kinship program!  I feel like I have so much to give others!  So much life experience to maybe help someone just a little bit ❤️.  

Now I just wait to be a candidate to get my trach out!!!  Probably around a year or so!  I can do it!!  I've come this far!!! ❤️❤️

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