Kidowed

Devastating. Perfect. Helpful.

Jessica, thank you so much for publishing your private and honest thoughts and feelings throughout your ordeal. I have been dealing with my own loss since 5.2.2012 and and I am still a mess, do not know what I want and just feel all around crazy. I got back on my feet only to self-sabotage and walk away from an amazing opportunity as I was still just too depressed to appreciate what I had. SO MANY of your journal entries and thoughts are incredibly relatable for me. I am making my husband read this as we speak so that he can, thanks to you, maybe get a handle on what the hell is going on in this crazy / f---ed up head of mine. I know he will because you are so candid and true-to-life. You also do all of this, while I think, staying true to yourself and not losing sight of your amazing personal value system. I worked in the veterinary speciality industry for 8 years before I fell apart and your dealings with your pets and other people's pets while you worked as a tech (or rather under-rated assistant) was a whole other series of things I could relate to. I do not often give 5 stars and I do not often finish a book so quickly as I am busy and depressed and I just go back and forth. At many points of your book, it was like you wrote exactly what was in my head. I do not claim to know what you are going through as clearly your babies with EB is more horrible than my own nightmare but your strength and honesty are so inspiring. I WILL go to debra.org and learn more about EB, I WILL take an interest in this cause and I will go on some day but I feel it is okay in the mean time to be a little crazy, or pop my pills or whatever it is that gets me through the bad days. As supportive as Hubby is, I cannot thank you enough for publishing this very honest account of your own experience because I feel it will still help him see better what is going on with me, as he feels so helpless and has expressed that "I am not Jessie anymore" and he will do whatever it takes to "bring me back" and other such things. Perhaps your honest account will inspire him. If anything we will both come out better for having reading this. You are amazing and I wish you all the best. If you write anything else, I am in whether it be fiction or non-fiction. Either way, I will continue to wish you the very best as you clearly deserve a fresh start and happiness. I hope we can get in touch on FB or some other outlet. I cannot say enough about this book - thank you so much for publishing it.