December 6th, 2008

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Happy Day 59 to me!!!! :)

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

Can you believe it? Day 59?!!! Woohoo!!! Are you all getting excited? Or are you sick of my photos and entries?! :) My dad told me nicely today that sometimes “less is more”, and perhaps I should just put 5 or 6 photos in each blog, but I told him that’s impossible!! As well as a way to keep you all informed on everything, this is a photo (and obviously written) journal for me to look back on during my stay in Seattle, which I realize more each day I will miss. There is no comparison for city living, and of course there is no comparison for home, but Seattle signifies mostly positive thoughts and energy for me. It is and will always be like a second home…I just feel like I fit right in.

But then I see the beautiful brick homes and traditional structures scattered among the architecture of the northwest, and my heart wanders back to Virginia, DC, Old Town, cobblestone….I guess for a while I will live the rest of my life as a bi-coaster (is that even a word?!) I will always come back to Seattle to visit, whether it’s for fun or to visit the doctor. It is truly a wonderful city, but I miss you, east coast!!!

I know I shared a little bit about finance worries, but I just wanted to tell you how proud I feel that I have finished applying for everything my social worker thought appropriate for me. I think this is such a real worry for many patients, and I am extremely fortunate to have help from my family, but I need to give back to help ease any burden, so I’m waiting on a couple organizations to respond to my request for assistance. I don’t know if anyone really knows quite how overwhelming it can be to be sick, to feel tired, and to be handed one and a half sheets typed of websites to review for assistance. Everyone at SCCA has been very helpful, and with the help of the steroids, I’m pretty much done applying for everything. :) I’m just waiting for someone to call me Monday for one final interview with Social Security.

As you can read (and see), we (my mom, dad and I) are doing well out here!! We plan to hit some more Christmas lights sometime tomorrow night, and my mom is having a massage in the morning. Right around the corner from us, there’s a school of massage, and they will give you an hour-long massage for $30! I hope she relaxes and really benefits from it–we all know she deserves it!!

Hope everyone is enjoying getting ready for the holidays, and I’m sending lots of love out to all my peops all over the country (and world) during this season.

Enjoy the photos, but no worries if you don’t feel like looking at 50 of them or reading all this!!!!! It’s here if you want it. :)

Love from Seattle,

Julie