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Hey all... this is just a short note from me to everyone who is worried or wondering where I went.

My husband, who some of you know to have Crohn's disease, has been in the hospital for a while. He began to worsen about a couple of months ago and so we were expecting a relapse. What we weren't expecting (but always worry about) was that he would also perforate his bowel, which he did last Thursday late. He went into critical surgery on Friday morning, lucky to be in the hospital under the watchful eyes of the nurses and doctors. If he had been home he might not be with us now. We are lucky he is still here after everything he went through this week, the complications of a perforation and sepsis are very dangerous - its pretty much been my worst nightmare since he was diagnosed and I read up all I could on his disease nine years ago.

Anyway... he is alive and well, albeit missing a particular body part (the rogue one), and he is finally calming down enough to come out of sedation little by little, which is what he needs to do in order to begin weaning off of the respirator. His body is pretty tired, but he is young, so we are hopeful the process will not be too long, but for the meantime we are keeping fingers crossed for him to get those lungs moving on his own so he can walk around and get blood moving and limbs awake. His disease should be in complete remission after this, and will hopefully stay that way, preferably forever? ^^; We have some new challenges to face, but I think we can do it, and even though it wasn't under the best of circumstances this surgery has given us the best hope his disease can get.

For myself, I am having a hard time keeping interest in things, so please forgive me if I am just not ready to sit and chat for long. I am coming online and trying to get back into the stuff I usually do and go on about life normally. Unfortunately, still, the best way to get a hold of me is to call. If you have my number that means its perfectly ok to bug me, text or leave a message, plenty of my gaming friends are doing so, which is why I am in touch with them. Right now its kind of just me responding, but I was feeling better yesterday and I am hopeful to see Johnny more awake and responsive today.

Thanks again for being patient with me, and for giving me time and understanding. You guys are the best. I still love Gaia and my friends here! You all mean a lot to me!

Love
Kim