Hey kid... It took a lot for you to reach out and type the first post. Nobody likes to feel less superior in the eye of their peers, but it takes a soul of incredible strength to put pride on the line and risk embarrassment and humble themselves to a world of judgment. It's like we are all naked to the world and have to take that jump into the water for that first time... you know you can do it, it just feels awkward and scary sometimes. You opened up to the world, you didn't hide from your fear, you attacked it full on and I think you just passed your own test.

I want you to know that to see someone with such a positive demeanor gives me the strength to hold on to the hope that my child will someday be as strong as you and come to the surface for another breath. I am so tired of burying people and attending funerals, every time I get to hug my son I feel it may be the last time I ever touch him. I hope you hang in there, you are worth it, thank you for sharing, it makes this journey a little less lonely.