It's been a while, but I'm still here 😁 with an Amazing giveaway!

 

Some of you may know that 2025 was a stressful year for me. I became a caregiver to my mom, and it was very scary there for a while, not knowing if she would recover, but thankfully, in July, all of her doctors were giving her either 6-month or 1-year follow-up appointments, and she was cleared to return to living on her own again. She was thrilled, and while I was a bit nervous, I was also happy for her and myself because I needed some surgery that I had been putting off while caring for her.

I had tendon repair surgery at the beginning of August, but it wasn't a normal tendon repair, nope, the tendon in my foot split down the center so when I had initally seen the doctor in late August or early September 2024 and was asked if I heard a POP, which I replied a no too, I was told it was tendonitis, It was not. I knew it, and so did my physical therapist. I couldn't walk without a brace, so I went back to see another doctor and was told again it was just tendonitis and to do more PT. I didn't have X-rays taken or any scans until the third doctor, and he was pissed that they weren't done before. The reason I didn't hear a pop is that the tendon didn't pop; it split right down the center, dropped my arch, AND dislocated my ankle, which is why I had trouble walking without a brace. He wanted to do surgery right away, but I had just started caring for my mom, so it had to wait. And while we waited, it slowly got worse. I won't go into detail on what had to be done, but I will probably never walk correctly again, and I will always need to have some form of a brace on, all because scans weren't taken the first time I went to the doctors. You know your body, advocate for yourself, if I didn't change doctors who knows what my foot and ankle would look like today. I spent two months on bed rest in a soft cast, I switched to a boot, and physical therapy started. Today I am in a brace and a sneaker, and I am still doing physical therapy. I have had a couple of falls, and I'm unsteady when walking at times, sooooo, I still have a long road ahead of me before I finish with PT, and like I mentioned before, I will always have to wear a brace now.

On top of all that, I have been sick a few times, and there have been some family things going on, so it hasn't left me with much time to do much of anything. I did a ton of binge watching, reading, and sleeping, which is something I don't normally do. I'm hoping to get back to posting on the regular ASAP, because I have read a ton and have a lot of books to talk about. Oh an here's a real kick in the gut. I woke up yesterday morning to seeing all of my reviews on Amazon GONE...POOF! They just disappeared, no email from The 'Zon saying I broke one of their zillion guidelines, nothing, 9+ years of ARC reviews plus an additional 5+years of book reviews and product reviews prior to starting my blog. That's 15 years of reviewing all types of things, over 3,000 reviews just gone. 🤬 I reached out to Customer Service and was told they would look into it, but didn't have an answer. Needless to say, I'm sick to my stomach over this. How do I recover from losing all of that hard work from Amazon? Yes, my reviews are posted elsewhere, but everyone I work with asks for reviews to be posted on Amazon, and now they're just gone. I was told it will take up to three days to hear back from them. It could be a glitch or something else; only time will tell. In the meantime, I'll be here worrying about everything. 😭

Here are some of the Limited Series and Movies I have been watching:

NETFLIX:

Sirens
Eric
Adolescences
Black Rabbit
Wayward
Zero Day
Inventing Anna
House of Gluiness
Peaky Blinders
Keep Sweet, Pray & Obey
The Fall of the House of Usher
Movie - The Irishman
Dept. Q

HBO Max:

Task

Passionflix:

The Blackdagger Brotherhood
The Air He Breathes
Seduction and Snacks
Beauty from Pain
A Lover's Vow
A Brother's Honor
A Man's Promise
Lick
The Gabriel's Inferno Series
Wicked
Torn
The Secret Life of Amy Bensen
Wait With Me
Wallbanger
Tangled
Driven
Resting Roots
Beauty From Pain

Since you've made it this far, how about a giveaway?

This trilogy is one you'll want on your bookshelves; it's gorgeous. When Laurelin Paige did her Kickstarter, she went all out. Each of these books is finished in a matte with gold foil-stamped lettering and hand-drawn flowers on the covers. Inside, you will find Silk laminate pages, annotations, Drink Recipes, and each book is signed by the author.

I'm Still Here Giveaway 😉

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