tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003715086159428707.post4697184074018699366..comments2011-08-09T07:17:49.223-07:00Comments on Life with Lyme: AltitudeHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10201674496396914303noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003715086159428707.post-54008303222975539012010-05-12T09:53:56.958-07:002010-05-12T09:53:56.958-07:00I just want you to know that I am so proud of you!...I just want you to know that I am so proud of you! It is a very difficult journey that you have walked through this disease and having the honor of being there for most of it, I am just so proud. I know that the purpose of this blog is to encourage others who have had to partake of this trying journey and to give them the same freedom to share the darkness that can accompany any disease. What a gift! I understand the pain and the battles you face and I admire your great courage and strength in each one. You NEVER complain, you do NOT let this disease steal your ability to constantly press forward and you SOMEHOW always keep a smile even in the long nights and longer days at times. Sometimes, I must say, I think that you are way too hard on yourself and don't give yourself the grace you so graciously extend to many, many others in most every area of your life. I remember the months you spent at the gym, completing the "Ultimate Body Challenge" two times in a row with great success. You have always been my child that I would comment on your endless energy and determination in life...and how I LOVED to see life through your eyes because it gave a perspective that most people often miss! That remains true to this day....but I've watched this disease ravage your body, destroying parts of you that took some of that control out of your hands and yet you still handled it with such grace and courage! My outdoorsy, rough and tumble girl who was unafraid to face an adventure, scale every mountain and climb to the highest branch of every tree we encountered and who I said over and over and over, "She will never have problems with her weight because she doesn't stop long enough for it to stick!" has been thrust into battles in that area that could have kept a less confidant and self assured person down! How difficult that has had to be for you! I just want you to know that my heart is so full of joy and your life so blesses me....I am DAILY amazed at the amazing person that you are! Wow, I am so privileged to be your mother and to call you my friend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com