kkelly, it's perfectly okay to put away the pom poms! We can't be cheerleaders all the time, and honestly I'm not sure if it's good to be a cheerleader for recovery. Yes, we can be supportive, but it's their thing to do and they can't be doing it FOR us or BECAUSE we're cheering them on. I finally retired my pom poms. I was all cheered out. And I do feel like a jerk sometimes not being all "OMGOMGOMG, you'vecheckedbackintorehabandthat'sawesome!" But, ya know what? It's okay! We're human. We're hurt. We're healing. We're processing. We're recovering. We've got just as much crap to work through as the A's do!
Just keep working it for you. You're doing great. There will be bad days and good days, but as long as you keep moving forward, you're going in the right direction. Sending you strength, hope, and hugs.
