It's been a looooong time

Hello everyone,

I went AWOL quite a while ago but hope you’re all doing very well.

A couple of things have happened recently that got me thinking long and hard about some stuff and I thought this was the perfect place to start getting myself back together again. Since I went MIA, I have been through a whole heck of a lot both personally and medically. I thought it was better to fall off the grid not because I didn’t think anyone would care or because I didn’t trust anyone enough to share what was going on but because I’m the type of person who never wants to burden other people with my problems. At the time, there was so much going on that there was just no way I would have been able to contribute to these boards or to any of you in a positive way. The last thing I would ever want is to be a Negative Nellie in anyone’s life so I basically ran away so no one would have to deal with my drama.

A lot of people say that everything happens for a reason and I’m actually a big believer in that. A few things have happened just this last week that keep telling me I need to come back here so here I am. I’m still going through a lot with my health but I’m doing my best to get through it and hopefully in the end, everything will be fine. In the meantime though, maybe I can help someone else who is having the same problems and they won’t feel the need to go through anything alone because even though they might think it’s the best route - It honestly sucks! Sorry for the potty mouth but it really does.

Anywho, I don’t want to rattle on and bore the heck out of everyone. I just want to say that I’ve missed you all very much and I hope to pick up with my OH family right where we left off if that’s ok??

Big hugs and lots of love to all of you!

Val