Short and Sometimes Sweet

Staying Strong, Not giving up "If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit." I've been meaning to blog for ages and ages and just not found the time until now. It's difficult to think the last post was in June! Well I'm here now and that's what matters.  Some will know of my health issues but just to recap, I contracted sepsis in April 2014 from a seeming innocent sore on my chin; Since then I've had infection after infection. My health deteriorated and blood tests showed some liver and kidney damage, and very high levels of reticulocytes. These are immature red blood cells, usually a sign of something sinister. I've been referred to a blood specialist, and I've been waiting a while for an appointment. I'm having more tests and more tests and still nothing sp