2025 A to Z Challenge Blog: Reflections

May 3, 2025. Well, what a month this has been. So much has happened, some to do with the blog challenge, and that has been 100 percent amazing. Last year, I made new friends, this year I did as well, and I hope to keep many of them as I did in the past. My general theme of writing about whatever moved me went well, even when my surgery date was announced and I had to pre-plan the last week of blogs. I enjoyed looking at the alphabet through other eyes, learning new thingsI was able to incorporate in the book I was working on, a book that is finished now. To those who inspired me, thank you.

There is no denying the huge boost of confidence I received from everyone concerning my surgery itself. Nine days later, while I may still have a long way to go in terms of my recovery, I’m feeling hopeful. The pain is significantly reduced although I did have a couple of blah days. Getting help to get my hair washed as well as my body seriously impacted my happy center. As the person who always did everything for everyone else, being helpless is soul-destroying. I have a long way to go before I’m self-sufficient again, but at least I know that the light at the end on the tunnel isn’t an oncoming train, and best of all, the pain I’ve struggled with for over a year is gone.

Now, it’s time to say farewell for another year. Wishing you all a wonderful remainder of 2025. I’ll be back, better than ever, in April 2026. Until then,