Happy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving morning, I find myself thankful:

• …that my cousin’s newborn survived open heart surgery last week and is doing well;
• …that both my parents lasted another year, despite surgeries and hospitalizations;
• …that my bone marrow stem cell donation was successful, despite what my donor rep called “an unusual number of complications”;
• …that I’ve got such a great husband who helps me rescue cats, takes care of me when I’m sick, and displays extraordinary amounts of patience and love in difficult situations;
• …that my sister got into a great grad program and moved to DC;
• …that I still have a job;
• …that I like my job;
• …that I have better prospects for grad school because I scored so highly on the GRE;
• …that I have great readers who stick around even though I take a month off to do donation, GRE prep, & National Novel Writing Month;
• …that I only tore a ligament in my foot Tuesday and didn’t break a bone;
• …that I have decent enough insurance to cover the ER visit;
• …that I live close enough to my family to see them regularly;
• …that I have lovely friends who helped me out with food and such after the donation;
• …that we can live off my income and save Micah’s + consulting for debt repayment & the future;
• …and that I didn’t kill myself all those years ago.

Of course, that’s just what’s on my mind this morning.

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