Welcome to my first blog post! I must admit, I am pretty anxious about this. All my writing has been done in a safe place- my personal journal. Instead of my words being stuffed away in my side table, they are being written for the whole world to see. I guess I’ve gotten pretty good at stuffing away what needs to be heard. Let the unstuffing begin!
Before we get too far, I do want to set a few rules.
- I will not be using my daughter’s name in the posts. She will be referred to as “Princess.”
- I will not be going in depth about my daughter’s medical journey- this blog is more about MY journey.
- The truth will be told- the good and the bad. I have sugar coated how ugly this process has been- I have always followed my lamenting with “BUT everything is fine.” Not anymore. That is not fair to me or others.
There will be many sensitive topics that I will write about. These topics are very sacred and personal to my family. Please offer me a little grace (Megan, I’m talking to you) as I detangle all the beautiful messes that have filled the past few years.
This blog would not be possible without the amazing support from my husband. There is nothing more challenging in a relationship than unexpectedly living for months in hospitals and raising a disabled child with an undiagnosed disease. I am grateful that he has stuck by my side through all the UGLY, even though I haven’t made it easy for him. We will talk more about this later, but I wanted to acknowledge my husband’s encouragement to create this blog!
Well, I DID IT! I jumped over the biggest hurdle through this blogging journey- I wrote my first post! Though my anxiety is raging its nasty head, I am combating it one post at a time. Thanks for following me along and helping me blossom in the unwritten!