Letter to My Mom...

Momma Cita,

I don't want to toot my own horn, but I was just thinking about when I first moved back home with you and Bill. I remember sitting in the office and writing out all of my bills for him so he could see how bad the damage was. After showing him the paper (I don't recall how much it was), he looked me straight in the eye and told me he has no idea how I am going to get it all taken care of without filing for bankruptcy. He thought that was my only option, and I was convinced it was too. I was ready to fill out the paperwork.

That was over a year and a half ago. I have yet to file bankruptcy and have paid over $5,000 in medical bills to date (along with keeping up with my car payments/insurance/phone/credit cards/student loans).

I hate when I have days like today when I feel down on myself and feel like there is no end in sight. But when I look back at all of that and what I have been through, I know that it will all be okay. I know that I will get through this one way or another.

I have learned very valuable lessons from this all and have become a better person because of it and because of you and everyone in my life. Thank you for having faith in me and always sticking by me, even if my decisions aren't always the best.

I love you (and Bill). Please tell him I said that.

Love,
Marie