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THANK YOU!  And you and you and you and you!  I can not thank you all enough for the support.  I truly feel like I can take on the world and not even flinch.  Tonight was an amazing night filled with friends, family, laughs and love.  Bowling for brains is what I shall dub the night.  Friends from work met friends from high school.  Friends from my girlfriends past met friends from my past.  People coming together all just to hang out and throw some balls at some pins.  It was amazingly therapeutic and relaxing.  If it wasn't for the lame headache I could have gone all night!

My friends truly are cooler than yours.

Tonight will be the last night I have before my future is laid out for me.  I will go in tomorrow and find out what my doctor thinks is wrong with me.  Good or bad, I will accept what he has to say and stay strong because regardless of what he tells me, I know I can and will beat it.  I HAVE to beat it.  There is no other choice in the matter and regardless of the road I end up on, I will come out on top.  

Until tomorrow, 
LOVE!

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  1. Shannon HamadaOctober 26, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    I'm a friend of Tash's, but I've been following your posts closely and you've been in my thoughts all week. I'm sending you as many best case scenario vibes as possible!! Not only are you going to beat it, but you're going to kick its ass!

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