Hi everyone, its been quite a while it seems since I was online. Sorry about that.  I found out about 3 weeks ago that the problems with my thyroid were cancerous. I'm having surgery one week from today; I've been very pre-occupied. I'm not real scared; I'm kinda angry. As soon as my mental problems start to show hopeful signs of possible recovery then this happens. I have alot of faith in my God so I'm not real scared; it'll all work out.

Whats odd is the family that are coming out of the woodwork to support me; where were they during the trauma of my mental illness. I dont want it to sound like I dont appreciate their support for this because I do. I'm working very hard in my little community to shed light on the stigma of mental illness. I'm recieving my 'peer to peer counseliing' certicate this evening from NAMI.