Glad to hear that you haven’t lost your hope. My husband is close friends with a man who has Lupus. When he was first diagnosed, the doctor told him that he would only live for a max of 15 years. And he was just interviewed for a documentary about Lupus because he has lived 25 years since that first “death prognosis”.

I love knowing someone in person who has beaten the odds. Someone whose hope and determination helped him surpass the odds. It gives me hope whenever life (or people) seem to pass out doomsday scenarios, either for myself or people I care about. And I care about you and your family very much.

I am proud of you for having the strength to reach out and grab your hope back. Its easy to give in to the despair-you would have every right to let it overwhelm you…but to hold on to your hope takes real strength, which you and Charley obviously have, even though you may not feel like it. However dark the days ahead may get, don’t ever let them take away your hope. Because you just never know…..

Big hugs,
Beth