When I started this blog I did it with the intention of keeping my family and friends current on my medical situation. It was going to be my online journal. I also thought it would help raise AVM awareness.
What really happened was people no longer had to actually communicate with me or John because I laid everything out so nicely here on the interweb. People who I thought would be by my side always made light of the severity of my illness or disappeared completely. Others did not and for them I am eternally grateful. I have also made some wonderful new friends along the way.
So though I haven't posted in some time I decided it was appropriate to have a final entry.
It has been two years since I received Gamma Knife Surgery. My AVM is still active. I am still at risk of stroke. I have permanent brain damage from the radiation and a seizure disorder. I no longer drive. I no longer work away from home. WE have HHT.
My friend Rachael has a sign at her farm that reads;
"When life hands you lemons trade them in for goats."
That's exactly what we did.
You can follow our adventures in farming here.
Sending love and light from the hill.
Stephanie
