One for the road....

[Zues126]

Jelly, I'm proud of you. We all have a cross to bear and I know yours is a heavy burden at times. But again, you do what you can. You put one foot in front of the other, you make the best decisions you can, and you live with knowing you've done your best. Sometimes that means digging deep for change. Sometimes that means accepting your limitations. But it's always well thought out and genuine. Those are traits of the highest order.

I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I'm glad you get to spend some quality time with her now. One thing I've tried hard to do is not let some of the adversity we're dealing with distract me from the time with my family. It is far too short. I am so glad in the midst of this you are able to be there with her. I am hoping you have more time ahead. If it would help you to share, I'd love to hear a good story about you and your mom that would tell us a bit about your relationship.

Way to snag a fellah! More than anyone I think I can relate to being a bit skittish, so I'm glad you're handling that as well. As for being crazy, that might be your best quality JB. Being crazy is like being a witch. You can be a good witch or a bad witch. Your crazy isn't a broomstick crazy, it's more of a gradually growing pink bubble turning into a pink dress and wand crazy. So don't lose that.

I can't believe your body is so resistant to losing weight. That's really brutal. You've moved mountains and I could see why you'd feel discouraged, but your determination is unbelievable. Hopefully this next person can help, but no matter how hard it is I wouldn't want to bet against you. In any case, you're obviously doing everything you can, and that's what you can do.

This reply seems so trite. It's kind of sad in some ways...like going from being friends with someone and talking every day, to getting to the point where you sum up 2 year blocks of your life in five minutes. You touch on the life changing events, but leave out the daily laughs, struggles, and triumphs. Your audience says "congratulations", then "oh no", then "good to catch up", but it seems like a weak echo of when you'd actually walk the road of life together. But while that's sad in some ways, the roots are deep. I may not know the last movie you watched, or your last tough day at work, but that's not necessary. I know you're out there being JB, and that is all I need to know. I appreciate the updates and hope the next leg of your journey is something to write home (to DB forums) about!