We've all failed once or twice

When I saw this picture, the first thing I did was laugh....because of my newest bruises on my body from the shots. Then once I read it again, it meant something different.

Failure is a bruise.....it happens......it teaches us.......it's not always a bad thing. I've had my fair share of failures in my lifetime - from school to relationships to having children. With each failure I grew stronger, I grew tougher and I grew smarter (at least I like to think I have).

During the beginning months of treatments I felt like I failed, I failed as a woman. I couldn't do what we were supposed to do. With each shot the failure stayed - why did I have to take medication when other's didn't? Over time that feeling went away. Once I knew that I wasn't alone and I allowed myself to open up about our struggles, the word failure left my vocabulary.

As I'm reaching day 7 of stims I can feel that word creeping back up. The only thing I can do about it is to kick it's ass and prove it wrong again. I will not fail. I will continue to grow stronger each and every day....but shit, do these bruises hurt!