@Katie EllenDear Katie:I think it is wonderful that you started your own personal thread. It will not only allow you to
track your progress but your personal thread will be in effect your personal transition journal. Just writing details out like you have is not only a good recap for your readers and followers but it also can be good personal therapy for you as well.
As you might already be aware, I have my personal transition thread here on the Forums but I also keep a personal
pen & paper journal at home complete with colorful doodling and appropriate snapshot photos. I have kept a personal journal since I was in Junior High School... we called them "Diaries" back then.
I find that when I have difficult issues that I am working through that writing down my thoughts helps me to ponder and to formulate positive solutions. When things are going well, I certainly write about those things as well.
As your thread develops more regular readers and followers you can expect joyful and congratulatory responses to your good news and when your news is not so good, you will find your readers and followers offering their ears to listen and their shoulders to lean on.
On cold and rainy nights when I am staying in, I often find myself in my comfy chair in front of my fireplace thumbing through and reviewing my journals, that is when I can gain insights as to what I need to do to overcome future difficulties and to see how to avoid future problems.... I can spend hours just reminiscing about my past life events.
I have carefully read and digested your very first posting here on your new thread and am very happy to see that you have overcome many obstacles with your and your wife's health situations.... plus you have big advantage that many other transitions continue to seek.... the approval and acceptance from your wife. Count yourself very fortunate in that regard.
I will be eagerly following your new thread, please, if you will, continue to keep it updated as you feel comfortable doing.
Here on the forums you will certainly come across many like-minded members here, some can become very good friends as you share your thoughts with one-another on the various threads around the Forums but also in Personal Message exchanges.
Thank you for posting your new personal thread....
...you will find it quite beneficial to you and perhaps it will provide help and encouragement to others that read it.
HUGS and well wishes,
Danielle