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Almost 10,000 Views this year!

I can't believe I have over 9,000 views since the beginning of the year!  I was just telling one of my cousins at a family party this past weekend that I need to do 30 blogs in 30 days again, it really got me into a routine, even if I had to do a "catch up" blog or two.

As for me, I've been doing pretty well.  I just got back from Colorado, my cousin's wedding was the main reason we went but we got to do a lot of other things while we were there.

My health has given me a little break, as I haven't had any major issues since June.  I had another kidney stone that had probably been hanging out just waiting for the most inconvenient moment ever to decide to lodge itself in my ureter, but other than that I've been great!  I have traveled so much this summer, to Ft. Lauderdale to Christine's school, then Houston for ENDO, then DC to see some of my favorite people ever, and now Colorado!  I don't remember the last time I was able to do so much in one summer.

I was telling some friends at work that if I saw a gastroenterologist, I will have seen EVERY major specialty.  Now that is an unfortunate accomplishment!  I hope I never have GI problems!

In the next month, I have appointments with Urology, Sleep Specialists, Endocrine, and an EEG after seeing Neurology a few days ago.  It never ends, as all of us have learned over the years.

I still can't believe so many people have read about my little known disease this year, THANK YOU for supporting me from near and far! Let's hope this post gets us past 10,000 by next week!

Here are a few pictures from my summer, enjoy!


No I'm not that small, it was a GIANT chair!

I think we were getting a little bored in the car...


What a familiar picture! Just fill in some different names and a different date!

I swear there is a zebra in the very back!



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