first post

This is my first post.  I can't believe I am actually on here!  Just to tell you a little bit about me -- I am 35 years old.  Two years ago I had a complete thyroidectomy after 2 tumors were discovered.  A biopsy revealed that 1 of the tumors was probable cancer.  The surgery went well,  but shortly after surgery I began experiencing major complications.   Long story short, my parathyroid gland checked out and my body would no longer regulate calcium.  You cannot live without calcium.  Replacing my thyroid hormones turned out to be very easy, but regulating my calcium has been a long and arduous process.  The year after surgery I experienced major depression, exhaustion, numbness and severe muscle contractions in my arms and legs, and I got every virus or bug that was floating around.  Year two was riddled with more complications including 7 kidney stones and multiple kidney filtering problems.  That surgery changed my entire life.  I was too tired or too sick to exercise and the weight just piled on.  I was tired of this ruling my life!  I was tired of being a victim!  I was tired of being given one medication to help one thing and having that same medication mess up another part of my body!  That is when I happened to hear a local news story on a woman who began a raw diet after being diagnosed with breast cancer and having considerable health benefits from it.  I began researching everything I could find, and then I just went for it.  I was eating about 70% raw when I went to hear Angela Stokes speak.  It was very informative and motivating.  I have been nearly completely raw since then and cannot believe how much better I look and feel!  I started this blog to track my journey.  I hope you enjoy following it!  I can't wait to see what will happen next -- I think the best is yet to come!