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June–2022I woke up from surgery with five missing organs, a new opening in my abdomen, accessing my coon, and some new medical hardware encasing it.
I had anticipated the abdominal change and hardware, but my excellent surgeon, Dr. Deane Smith, soon informed me that the changes weren’t reversible, as we’d hoped. 
Crud... 
I felt a heavy disappointment and sometimes still do. On the bright side, disappointment doesn’t rule. Gratitude does.
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