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Today the home health aide who comes over 3x/week for a few hours to lend a hand with my younger daughter told me that I seem like a whole different person than when she started here, I think in late February but I'd have to look it up.

When she started with us, I was in the tail end of my last binge and always sipping on a beer or vodka and grape juice, which I'd re-up when she was upstairs. Wearing a robe. Sitting on the couch with a blanket on my lap, watching movie after movie on my laptop. Saying I was sick, that I had that bug that was going around. Then the detox period when I really was sick. She was very kind throughout.

It wasn't until a few weeks ago that she even saw me dressed. Then each time it would be something new. The kitchen cleaned up, the mail organized, a big pile of clean laundry. Me running errands, or going to a meeting. She would always comment and say "It's good! You getting better!" (she's from China and cool as hell)

Her saying that today gave me a really good feeling.

GirlFromCO

Awww that's so sweet, and it's got to feel great too!

Scolova

Good memory to hold on to.... and you will continue to get better and better.

IndaMiricale

Nice keep it rollin

Ghostlight

That's so great, and I can totaly relate. Always had the excuse I was sick. Hiding in the house for fear of going out ect...

Thanks for the uplifting post and keep it up, it only gets better!

Best to you.

SOBERINNEPA

That is just great! And you have an awesome new avatar.

I love good stories early in the morning.

Sapling

Yeah...You even got a new set of steps....Welcome to the land of the living...