I'd just like to say that I've been very....VERY sick. I was the sickest I had ever been in my entire life and I pray to God I never get that sick again. I was hospitalized for a very painful week and I was still in pain when I left.

But I've gotten better, and I feel fantastic right now. I feel joyous, stupendous, and every other word for pleased in that exists in the English language. I've turned a corner medically speaking and for the first time in what feels like forever I'm feeling like my old self again.

I'm writing this journal not to seek pity or complain for the time when I was sick but to celebrate the fact that I'm in good health and spirits again. Words can't describe how good it feels to return to the life I had before I knew the meaning of the phrase "Ulcerative Colitis." So many family and friends supported me through my difficult time and it warms my heart to know just how many people care.

I didn't mention any of this online because I didn't want to complain or seek pity, but I think it would be appropriate for me to celebrate my return to good health so that everyone in the world can hear me. Or at least, I feel so good that's what I'd like to do.

World, I feel GREAT! And I thank you for that from the bottom of my heart.