I have learned that I am entitled to every single thought and emotion that I experience.

I have learned that I am more than my illness-- it is not my identity; it is only one part of me, and there is a whole person here.

I have learned that it is possible to feel connected and whole in the presence of someone.

I have learned (or I am beginning to learn) that a gray area exists within every experience. Everything exists on a continuum. There is no just black and white.