DDJ, I would say I'm sorry to hear about the final D, but instead... I'm happy for you. It's unfortunate that it can take such a horrible event in our lives to show us that we need to re-evalute ourselves to get the most of out of our lives, and the best future we can imagine for ourselves...
Your question is one that I've been thinking about lately, and it seems you've taken a path that many on here see as something they would rather die than accept as their new way of life. I'm proud of you, as proud as someone who's only known you for the past 3 months or so could be... Welcome back to the forums, and I hope you stick around to keep posting your updates - maybe I'll find you in the "Surviving the Big D" forums here in a few weeks if nothing else.
I'll respond back to your post to me separately, to not flood your thread with my story/process.
