JULIE JOY IS GETTING BETTER BY THE DAY! HOORAY!

Greetings from beautiful downtown Haines City, Florida from your... formerly among the missing...intrepid blogger Julie Joy. Phil and I want to say ... Thank you! Thank You! To all my dear loved ones, my special friends and faithful readers for all your kind thoughts and prayers. I want to be a wise guy and say, "Thanks I needed that" but I hesitate to make light of what I have been through and what I am still experiencing. However you may believe this dear reader, my months of denial are over! Neither Phil nor myself will ever ignore a symptom again regardless of how minor ... and if you are smart, neither will you. I am one lucky lady and they told me so in post-op and the ICU. The junk the doctors found upon getting a good look inside (we have a copy of the pictures) was incredible but they managed to repair my broken heart and fix me up good as new (well maybe not that good!). However, that does not give me a free ride and from here on out Phil and I are actually looking forward to improving the way we cook and eat. He is also going to have a complete cardiac checkup when we return to WA this spring.

My hero and I hope to live smart and long from here on out. I wish the same for you!

PS: How about that Margie!!!? Three cheers for her excellent coverage the first two weeks! Thanks doesn't begin to cover how grateful I am for her assistance and her support.

With love to all,

Julie Joy