There is much to be sad about in the news today. Personally, politically, globally. My friends are going through a lot and my heart aches for each one of them. I am facing many hardships of my own. I’m also writing a book detailing my personal struggles and triumphs up until this point; my battle with mental illness and addiction, how I’ve overcome it all and turned my life around. But today I just wanted to say thank you to everybody. Or try to. I spend a lot of time lamenting the things that went wrong in my life or that I would like to people to have done differently. I’m happy to have spoken up for myself because many things have changed as a result and my needs are being met because of it. However I truly believe I am alive and healthy because of certain people in my life and their continued support.