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This is an effort to fix me. I have had many unfortunate events take place in my life. I was a lonely child who never knew her father, I’ve been on the losing side of a life-long battle with depression and weight gain, I was diagnosed with cancer 7 years ago (I was only 21), I struggle with infertility, while on fertility drugs in 2006 I was able to conceive only to lose the pregnancy at 10 weeks.

The purpose of this blog is to help me focus my energies so that I can finally heal and fully except all that I have been through. Growing up a neglected latchkey kid forced me to be fiercely independent, it is only in the dark can we clearly see the light, a fat body makes for a great personality and a good sense of humor, I am a cancer SURVIVOR, the inability to conceive will give me more time to heal so that I can avoid passing on all my neurosis to my children, and lastly the death of our unborn child granted me a new life.

I am now taking the challenge of a lifetime. I am taking control of my life and invite you to join me on my journey. It may not be pleasant all the time but it’s through adversity that true beauty and grace shine.

I told myself years ago that I would live my life as an open book. I have been through a lot and thinking back I wish that I knew more people who had experience with the things that I was facing or that even a stranger that took the time to put it all out there so that I could find someone, anyone to relate to. So, once I got through my cancer and more recently my miscarriage I decided that I would speak openly about my struggles and my experiences on the off chance that someone who was listening needed to hear what I was saying but more importantly to help myself heal.

At the beginning of this year I started a journey that I feel is the most important endeavor I will ever make. I decided that this was the year that I was going to take control of my life and my health. It’s been about 3 months since my head and my heart clicked and the change started taking effect. Since the importance of this journey is paramount I have decided that in order for me to truly get the most out of the experience that I have to document it. So, I have started this blog for just that purpose.

So feel free to come by and read about my journey up the “impossible” mountain. I am starting out with quite a bit of baggage.  Hopefully it will be this journey that allows me to let all of that go. I know it will not be easy but it’s what I need to live the life I want.

-Karen

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