Wow, you have really been through the wringer, Trippin!! You are one seriously strong lady!! I'm so sorry all those hard things happened to you. And for the things you are still having to deal with.

There's not terribly much to tell over here. I broke it off with my BF coming up on two years ago (quite the story in itself), and have been living in a room in a nice old house in a better neighborhood. I've been told by both my landlady and roommate that I've come a long way. Have spent a lot of time getting back to myself and doing things that had fallen by the wayside. Joined a few meetups to get myself out of the house so I don't hermit-out. Though that's not been nearly the same thanks to the Thing. I've been the most stable for the longest stretch I can even remember. Blips here and there, but I'm not going to sweat those.

(BF has been back in my life via a rather circuitous route. We hang out, but are not living together. Again, a whole other story.)