Happy Thanksgiving

I'm thankful for so much this year.

I'm thankful to have Sam home, safe and healthy.
I'm thankful to have Ben in my life, as exasperating and sweet as he is.
I'm thankful to have them in my life.
I love them both so much.
Martha, thank you for being my big sister. I love you.
Thank you for taking such good care of Mom.
I thankful that Mom still remembers us and is still with us.
I'm thankful to have Nancy in my life. I love having you as my sister and I love you.
I am thankful to have family that I love and who love me.
I'm thankful to have a job where I get to care for the most amazing women.
They show me daily how to deal with adversity and death.
They do it with a strength I can't begin to fathom.
I'm thankful to fall asleep every night with my big gray cat.
He loves me if I feed him every day.
I'm thankful to my friends who stuck with me when life was bad.
And who are still with me now that I am better.
I'm thankful that I rediscovered my physical self.
And by getting rid of the weight, uncovered the real me.
Thank you to the man who flirted with me last night.
You reminded me that I am beautiful. I still need to learn to believe that.
I'm thankful for learning that I was worth saving.
I'm thankful to find joy in my life every day.
I have tears flowing down my cheeks as I write this, good tears.
I have so much to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving!

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