Milestones
Tomorrow is a special sort of milestone in our family's life, and Cora had a plan for how she wanted to celebrate: by sharing her story. One year ago tomorrow, Cora came home from the hospital. In some ways, that day marked the culmination of a very long, hard road, although the months that followed were difficult in their own way. To bring you along on some of that journey, Cora and I decided to take turns sharing the story from each of our perspectives. Cora It all started in early elementary school. I had several things I loved leave my life, including my grandparent's dog who got cancer and got put down, my aunt and uncle divorcing (she was my favourite aunt at the time), and three great grandfathers who passed away around the same time. I also struggled with self image, being much taller and slightly heavier (in my eyes) than my friends. I started getting very depressed. I even started hurting myself to cope. I kept it all bottled away for years. In 6th grade, 2 years ago...
