It's been a while

It has been a while since I've wrote on here.  After being diagnosed a little over a year ago, I felt like I was given a death sentence.  After coming here and educating myself I felt a little better.  Now, after 20 plus phlebs over the past year (9 months of every two weeks) I am now able to say I've made it to maintenance mode.  My ferritin at my last check was 57.2.  I had a phleb last week and I feel great.  I haven't felt this way in a very long time.  This isn't a sprint, it's a marathon and that's the only way I can describe it.  This isn't a quick fix overnight situation, it's a grueling process.  It's not going to be easy, but living is so much better than the alternative.  I look at my kids and I find another reason to keep doing everything I can to be here for them.