been a while - checking in

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Hi everyone, it's been a long time.

Been a tough year so far. We (my children and I) made it to NYC to watch my

daughter play Carnegie Hall. Amazing concert. While there my son became very

ill and when we returned home to Texas, he ended up in the hospital. He had his

gallbladder removed and his life is almost back to normal.

My daughter turned Sweet 16 last week. She's scheduled for a four hour surgery

tomorrow, Thursday the 3rd. She's having breast reduction. She will have 1 1/2

pounds removed from each breast and she will still be a C cup. Not her choice,

she would like to be smaller, but that's the amount that they can safely remove.

She is so large and it is destroying her life, not to mention the physical

damage to her body. The depression is so severe, she has become a recluse. I

have to do this to save her life. These are suppose to be the best years of her

life and she's miserable.

I am finally " officially " de-ironed. I won't need another phlebotomy until

September. Doc said I am a slow loader and will probably only need two or three

phlebotomy a year for the rest of my life. I do have a start date now from

treatment of HepC. June 15th. I cried all day yesterday. It's so different

waiting to start than actually getting started. I've been on such an emotional

roller coaster. I just want to get it over.

Sorry I'm so long winded. I won't stay away so long next time.