I get asked a lot how I am doing. I have since the day I was diagnosed. It is a very common question. My answer, lately, has been a little different though. I feel the best that I have felt in a very long time. My day to day life right now is..... normal?? I didn't even know that existed anymore for me. Obviously my normal is different than a healthy person's normal. It always will be but I do know that I am definitely not taking this "normalcy" for granted. For the first time, really since my diagnosis, my life isn't totally focused around doctor's appointments, hospital stays, exhaustion, and complications. It is focused around God, my family, my wonderful boyfriend, work, coaching, and school. It is focused on all the things I have wanted it to be focused on for a really long time.
I know that this probably isn't permanent. I know that I am not even in remission and that I still have, and will continue to have, bad days. I know that I will have days that are all about doctor appointments and exhaustion, but I am going to appreciate every second of "normalcy" that I have right now. I am old enough, and have gone through enough, that I don't at all take these good days for granted. I am appreciating every second. Here is to taking all of the good days and big things happening in my life and enjoying every second. Life is good. God is good.