The Unofficial End… and the Official Beginning

Labor Day usually marks the unofficial end of summer – all of my teacher friends and grad school friends are back to school, the weather is cooling down… kind of, the new fall TV season is upon us. Labor Day usually marks the end of one thing and the beginning of another. This Labor Day also marks the unofficial end of the “What the Hell Happened to Amy, Anyway?” series and the beginning of someone much greater.

If you are not sure what this series was all about, you can read a recap of what the hell happened to me and a timeline here: http://ruudremarks.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-hell-happened-to-amy-anyway-circle.html.

I am not, unfortunately, 100% recovered. Physically, I feel great. Emotionally, I am pretty solid. Mentally, I am good to go. My eyes, however… Well, they don’t see the way they used to. I still have some vision issues and the last thing I told my doctor is that I am not sure if they are getting better or if I am getting more used to how I see. I don’t talk about it much, because there are other things to focus on. And worrying about my vision limitations is not going to make them work any better.

So with that, it is time to move on from this series. It is time to start anew. Sure, I will still post updates from time to time on my progress as I continue to face new challenges and struggles with my recovery. And I will continue to post funny insights regarding my doctors, nurses and parents concerning my condition when they come up. And of course, you can still look forward to funny and poignant stories about how my condition messes with my life. But now that you know the story - from start to present - it is time for me to move on and start to post about things other than the condition I call “Jack.”

So what I am doing now? Well, I am focusing on getting healthy - working out and eating right. I am focusing on extracurricular activities – outside of my massive TV watching schedule. I am getting back to being funny on stages in front of tens of people. I have goals and I am working towards them every day.

And as for this blog, what will you find here? Well, you will find letters – like the ones I posted when I first started this blog. And you will find random thoughts and musings. And you might even find a movie review or two – with a Ruud twist of course. And naturally, the updates on my progress – or regression. But now that you know all about what the hell happened to me, it is time to get back to the important stuff in life – like laughing and loving and living as much as I possibly can. So while this may be the unofficial end of “What the Hell Happened to Amy, Anyway,” it is also the beginning of something great, and this certainly is not the last you will hear from me.