In A Fishbowl!

Hey all! So to quickly update everyone and anyone on what is going on . . . two months ago I came home from my mission to have surgery on my ankle. I was supposed to come home during December but stayed as long as I could before coming home for the surgery. They performed the surgery and, though my surgeon had to do more than expected, it went well. Ha. Initially, my surgeon had said that he expected recovery to be 4-6 months but couldn't put a definitive time-frame on it. For the last 4 weeks I have been going to physical therapy but they have not been able to do much because my ankle has not been responding the way we had hoped. My incision also opened back up and has kept me from starting the first stage [aquatic therapy] of my real physical therapy. So my physical therapist has just been working my ankle to try and regain movement. Right now, we cannot start until the wounds heal back up so we are kinda playing the waiting game. Due to the way my ankle has been reacting, my physical therapist has said that it will take at least 6 months and probably more. EEK! Not exactly what I wanted to hear. So we are waiting right now for all of it to heal, hoping that we can hit the ground running soon and get recovered.
So last night I was officially released because of the expected, yet entirely unknown, length of the recovery. It wasn't necessarily what I wanted to do and was sad, but President Bingham and I both agreed it was the right decision. I feel very much at peace with it and am ready to take on this next chapter. Through every experience in our life we have the opportunity to learn and grow. There is a great and eternal plan for all of us and each experience is part of that plan. That is my charge right now. That is my responsibility: to learn what I am to learn and to grow through this trial. There is so much room for me to improve in so many aspects and there is so much I have to learn, I am excited for the opportunity, as undesired as it is, to learn and grow in this.
Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I have truly felt their impact and their help. You are all in mine. I am here for each and every one of you, no matter the circumstances. Please do know that! Love you all!
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