Update from old Kacey...it's been awhile

[Guest guest]

Brief History: Breast augmentation at 19, diagnosed with Rheumatoid

Arthritis and other autoimmune diseases by 20, removed implants at

21, got life back the day I removed my implants.

Current Status: No longer disabled, working full-time as a Special

Education teacher, continuing post-grad courses towards becoming an

Educational Diagnostician, healthier than I've been in years!

I felt compelled to write to you all today. I took a " sick " day

from work (how cool that I'm not having to save them for actually

being sick anymore!) to have a fun day with my vacationing new

fiance! One of my favorite things to do is to wake up early, when

the rest of my world is sleeping, and study, check email, watch tv,

you name it. Well today I was checking emails and I noticed that

there was an influx of emails from women who are feeling ill after

getting their implants. This usually happens when a tv show I've

done reruns (or it's Christmas or Graduation season), so I decided

to go online and check it out. I'm not sure if there was a show, or

if it's just a coincidence, but it hurt my heart to get so many

emails from desparate women. I felt it was time to update you all

on what is happening in my world.

When I seem to disappear for awhile, it's a GOOD THING! It means

I'm feeling good and healthy, and my life's taking off. I'm 25, and

I feel like I'm just now getting a good start. I'm working full-

time as a Special Education Inclusion/Resource teacher and can't

believe how lucky I am to have found the perfect job for my health

and my mind right off the bat. I've worked at a middle school for

an entire year now, and my health is to the point that not only can

I work full-time, but I can also begin to take graduate courses at a

university again! So my online course is dominating my computer

time (I still have to limit myself due to arthritis in my hands),

which is a major reason why I'm not posting like I would like.

Besides work and school, I recently became engaged to the wonderful

man that has taken care of me throughout my sickness for going on 4

years now! It's an exciting time in my life as I'm now able to

share my healthier self with him. Danny's only known me as being

sick, and it killed me that he didn't know the energetic, arthletic,

conquer-the-world me that I use to be.

I finally feel like the real " me " is back, and this is something

that I dared not even hope for a few years ago. I didn't even want

to think of planning a wedding until I was confident that I could

physically stand up and say " I do, " and enjoy the day like every

other girl in the world. I can't believe it's finally here; that

I'm finally to a point in my life where I'm feeling healthy and able

to focus on the normal aspects of living again. I'm looking forward

to an intimate beach-front wedding in June `09 (just me and my hubby-

t0-be), and then celebrating back home in Texas with our closest

family and friends.

Life is good and the little things in my life have had the

opportunity to take priority again. I wish a healthy recovery to

everyone who is suffering and I will continue to do what I can to

share my experience of hope with others.

Until next time,

Kacey

[Guest guest]

Brief History: Breast augmentation at 19, diagnosed with Rheumatoid

Arthritis and other autoimmune diseases by 20, removed implants at

21, got life back the day I removed my implants.

Current Status: No longer disabled, working full-time as a Special

Education teacher, continuing post-grad courses towards becoming an

Educational Diagnostician, healthier than I've been in years!

I felt compelled to write to you all today. I took a " sick " day

from work (how cool that I'm not having to save them for actually

being sick anymore!) to have a fun day with my vacationing new

fiance! One of my favorite things to do is to wake up early, when

the rest of my world is sleeping, and study, check email, watch tv,

you name it. Well today I was checking emails and I noticed that

there was an influx of emails from women who are feeling ill after

getting their implants. This usually happens when a tv show I've

done reruns (or it's Christmas or Graduation season), so I decided

to go online and check it out. I'm not sure if there was a show, or

if it's just a coincidence, but it hurt my heart to get so many

emails from desparate women. I felt it was time to update you all

on what is happening in my world.

When I seem to disappear for awhile, it's a GOOD THING! It means

I'm feeling good and healthy, and my life's taking off. I'm 25, and

I feel like I'm just now getting a good start. I'm working full-

time as a Special Education Inclusion/Resource teacher and can't

believe how lucky I am to have found the perfect job for my health

and my mind right off the bat. I've worked at a middle school for

an entire year now, and my health is to the point that not only can

I work full-time, but I can also begin to take graduate courses at a

university again! So my online course is dominating my computer

time (I still have to limit myself due to arthritis in my hands),

which is a major reason why I'm not posting like I would like.

Besides work and school, I recently became engaged to the wonderful

man that has taken care of me throughout my sickness for going on 4

years now! It's an exciting time in my life as I'm now able to

share my healthier self with him. Danny's only known me as being

sick, and it killed me that he didn't know the energetic, arthletic,

conquer-the-world me that I use to be.

I finally feel like the real " me " is back, and this is something

that I dared not even hope for a few years ago. I didn't even want

to think of planning a wedding until I was confident that I could

physically stand up and say " I do, " and enjoy the day like every

other girl in the world. I can't believe it's finally here; that

I'm finally to a point in my life where I'm feeling healthy and able

to focus on the normal aspects of living again. I'm looking forward

to an intimate beach-front wedding in June `09 (just me and my hubby-

t0-be), and then celebrating back home in Texas with our closest

family and friends.

Life is good and the little things in my life have had the

opportunity to take priority again. I wish a healthy recovery to

everyone who is suffering and I will continue to do what I can to

share my experience of hope with others.

Until next time,

Kacey