Today marks a very special day as on November 23 of 2009 I did launch my first blog-post about
{Romancing the Home}.
By the end of the year I was walking on crutches...
On January 9 of 2010, I was in the hospital being almost totally paralyzed with very high fever that they couldn't knock down at first.
It was on January 11, that I cried in my hospital bed; on the birthday of my still born sister 'Mariet' who would have been almost 13 months older than I am.
I told her that I was NOT yet ready to see her in heaven...
After four days in the hospital they put me on Prednisone and the pain went away.
Again I could MOVE! What a joy.
Being diagnosed with a very rare auto immune disease, I was now on the mend!
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For my sister Mariet, trying to live for her as well, I've added 'TE' behind my name.
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That's the story behind my blog's name: Mariette's Back to Basics.
Anyway, most people here in the US had difficulties pronouncing Mariet, so this works well.
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GREAT NEWS...
As of today, I no longer need to take Prednisone!
Had my check up yesterday and things just looked fine.
Now, let's have a look at last year and this year.
Post # 148 I wrote last year on November 23.
Post # 484 is today's...
6,544 Visits came from 74 countries/territories on November 23 last year.
40,701 visits came from 146 countries/territories since last year; almost double the countries and more than 6 x as many visits.
On July 10, 2011 I did put the Flag Counter on my blog and since than it shows 138 countries.
Thank YOU for all the visits from so many countries!
Thank YOU for all the comments!
Thank YOU all 281 followers!
Looking forward to the next Blog Anniversary...
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