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Tue, 12-22-2009 - 5:05pm

This has been a big week for me, and it's only Tuesday.  Where to start??


I'm Joan, 41, mother to a three-year-old blonde tornado named Joy.  The past two years have been beyond hard and it shows.  Our daughter Grace was stillborn at almost 39 weeks in September 2008.  I had a miscarriage in April 09.  We decided we'd ttc until December and then move on.  Well, I started taking birth control pills yesterday and it's time to live (and love) the life I have instead of living my life in two-week increments (any one who has been ttc for long knows what that's like) and wishing for a life that I don't have.  It's time to be thankful for the blessings I have (which are too many too count) and not miss out on what I do have instead of spending all my time mourning what I don't.  (Don't get me wrong - the loss of child is not something one just "gets over" but while I still grieve this loss, I need to acknowledge how good my life is and how much I have to live for).


OK.  So here I am, starting again.  I want to eat healthier and be healthier.  I know I need to exercise more and lose weight.  Someone tell me how this works.  I'm in.


Joan

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 12-22-2009 - 10:52pm

(((Joan))) -


I'm so sorry for the losses you've suffered.


 


 


 


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Registered: 12-23-2009
Wed, 12-23-2009 - 2:24am
Can i hop on the bandwagon too? :)
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Registered: 11-08-2008
Wed, 12-23-2009 - 6:49am
Joan I am so sorry for the pain you have had.I Welcome you to us buddies and look forward to getting healthy with you!
Debby
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Registered: 11-08-2008
Wed, 12-23-2009 - 6:50am
Hop onaboard!!Great to have more buddies!
Debby
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 12-23-2009 - 9:25am

Well, of course!


 


 


 


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Registered: 09-29-2009
Wed, 12-23-2009 - 6:53pm


Welcome Joan. Sorry to hear about your losses and much sympathy for you. Grief is a personal thing; and everyone deals with it differently. I'm glad you are here and open to a new journey. There are lots of fun things to do along the way. Just jump in and post whenever and whenever you want.

:)
Loretta

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