another day

woke up feeling about the same today. the worst part (as you can see in the picture from the other day) is just how swollen my throat/neck is! but we'll know by tomorrow morning if the disgusting yellow "fruitilicious" flavored gargle is working!! fingers crossed! i'm feeling very tender and grumpy! might have to invest in a punching bag! i've got a lot of anger recently but my parents assure me it's a sign that i'm feeling better and are being really goods sports about my grumpiness! i'm just getting very sick of being stuck on the couch and in bed all day!!! but hopefully this new medicine with get rid of my mouth infection and that should make me feel a lot better! and maybe let me feel like i have at least a little control!

apart from the obvious physical pain the absolute worse thing is all this waiting! before we make any major decisions i've still got 2 more doctors appointments and one of them isn't for another 10 days! it's all very frustrating! but after that we should have a better idea of a timeline for all of the treatment and such! i'm going absolutely crazy away from tassie and my life and not knowing how soon i'll be back! trying to organize my moving (me and my best friend frankie are hoping to move into a new house in the next month) while on the other side of the world is a nightmare! my friends over there are absolute champions to be packing my room up for me and everything on top of their own hectic lives! i honestly can't thank them enough!!!!! with any luck i'll be back there soon!!! (and hopefully with a beautiful house to move into too!)

I also can't believe how many people from all around the world have been sending me their support and love! it really means the world to me and is making all the difference! and I do feel slightly less alone in this whole thing! I've been hearing from people I haven't talked to in years! it really is amazing! and, almost everyone has a story of someone they know going through something similar! so i guess it isn't all that uncommon! you'd think the human thyroid would be built better! but I can't thank you guys enough! and i'll be soaking up all the love and support (and free smoothies!) i can in the months to come! thank you thank you thank you!

so i guess there really isn't to much new news, but i thought i'd give a quick update! this whole blog thing kinda cracks me up, and i never dreamed i'd be writting one, but then again I also never dream a lot of what's going on would ever happen to me! but now that i've actually started writing on it, i have to admit it is a good outlet! and it's a great way to let everyone know what's going on! technology is amazing!!! i hope you guys are enjoying it! and I'm loving all the followers and great comments! I love you all!

-Katy