Another thanksgiving :)

Gratitude is a way of life...especially since my diagnosis. I thought I was always grateful...but some how things are different now. I don't take anything for granted. It often hits me when I'm doing something "normal". I think ,"Wow, I actually GET to walk over gravel or sand...AMAZING!" I tear up on a nearly daily basis when I get the opportunity to do something that seems so given to everyone else. I know how lucky I am! Not only do I get to live, I get to live in gratitude. :) This past thanksgiving we got to celebrate with John's side of the family. Rebecca and Tom were a huge help to us while I was in the hospital, and traveling back to Phoenix for a celebration of thanksgiving was surreal. Last time we were driving into the desert was in preparation for my surgery, and now almost a year later we're back to celebrate all of the blessings in our lives. My heart is filled with happiness...and gratitude! Thank you to all the wonderful people that have touched our lives...we appreciate all the love and kindness that has come our way more than I can express in words!!!