Well, it’s New Year’s Eve and we’re all cozy at home. The boys are having some friends over because we don’t want any of them out on the roads tonight. The house is bright and cheery and full of wonderful cooking smells. Molly is curled up in a ball snoozing away. We’re all comfy and content.
Amid the grocery shopping, house cleaning, and making of yummy foods, my Sweetie and I paused to reflect on all the wonderful things that happened this year. Yes, 2011 was a bumpy year for many people but for the PLRH family this year was blessed.
I can’t remember the first quarter all that well but that leads to the first wonderful thing of 2011…
I was properly diagnosed with PTSD rather than treatment-resistance depression and was taken off the two medications that weren’t appropriate for PTSD.
As a result, I lost all the weight I had gained while taken said medication. Yeah!
June was a super busy month. Mr. A graduated first in his class, G-Man turned 15, and we took Mr. A up to the US Naval Academy for Induction Day.
Over the summer, all of us grew in our own way… and all in good ways.
In August, S and I traveled back to Annapolis to visit our Midshipman for Plebe Parents Weekend and G-Man had his first day of school ever without his big brother.
Another huge milestone this year came in November when I was released from therapy after 16 months of treatment.
The best proof that treatment was effective and no longer needed came with Thanksgiving. No panic attacks this holiday season. Double Yeah!
Overall, it’s been a fantastic year. Fingers crossed that 2012 is just as awesome.
2 comments:
Best post yet! So happy for you and your family. Here's to another wonderful year.
So often, the cure from meds is worse than the disease. I usually prefer to "tough it out" than risk side effects, because they (and drug interactions) are so common with meds.
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