New Beginnings......My Journey....2016

Hello Divas!! It has been awhile since I've posted and update. I have been busy with school and work and now that things are finally slowing down, I am happy to announce, that in spite of my busy schedule, I was able to continue doing research for my long awaited journey and have finally chosen my doctor. I'm so excited to make this announcement......let me pause and take a deep breath, ok, back to reality.......the doctor I've chosen to do my surgery is Dr. Jose Leon. He speaks perfect English, he shows professionalism and care when talking to him. He is so patient and easy to talk to. He responds in a timely manner and talks with you until all questions and concerns have been addressed. I made my deposit and locked in my planned surgery dates for March 27 - April 10, 2016, for a total of 14 days.

Next steps, I am looking into recovery houses, airfare and supplies. Until next time Divas, be well. I want to leave you with something to feed your soul.

It is great to savor the everyday moments, but that doesn't mean the big moments aren't important, too. They are. The everyday moments are your journey. The big moments are the destination. They are those moments in which you cross the finish line. And although it is more about the journey than the destination, it would be sad to treat the finish line as though it is no big deal!

Hello Divas,

I hope your summer is going well, and as it is coming to an end, I wish you all well as we go into a wonderful, beautiful and amazing season.

As you all know, I went back to the drawing board and started my journey from square one. I have been extremely busy over the last few months collecting data and talking to live people, enlisting the help of friends and family, before making my decision as to what careful and safe steps to take that will lead me towards my amazing and wonderful journey. From my extensive research I have narrowed my choices down to two amazing doctors; Dr. Jose Leon, and Dr. Manuel Diaz. These two doctors are amazing, they are professional, patient and offers really good inclusive packages. I have spoken to both of them and they are honestly about their work and the best interest of their patients. Hmmmm....decisions, decisions.

Next update, I will post information on each Doctor and my final decision. Until next time Divas, Be Well.

Hello Divas,

After taking a long and needed sabbatical, l am well rested with renewed and empowered energy in moving forward with my planning for my new beginnings in 2016. As promised in my last post, here is my experience on the recovery house.

I waited for 40 minutes after my arrival for someone to pick me up, Although, I confirmed and reconfirmed my time of arrival, needles to say, I was not happy about that. When the driver arrived I waited another 2 hours at the airport because they were expecting 2 other girls to arrive and the driver would only make one trip. Although, the house is only 30 minutes from the airport, I was pissed, exhausted and hungry from a long day of travel. So, Three and half hours later, I arrived at the house and the location sucked. It is located in the worst neighborhood in Santo Domingo and the room was probably no more than a 2x4 cell with a small bathroom and no windows and bugs flying everywhere. The rooms are located all the way to the back of house, it looked as though they made additions to the house and split the space into rooms. It was time to pay, keep in mind, that before my arrival, we had agreed on 8 nights and suddenly upon my arrival, the owner changed her story and said that she never agreed to 8 nights because I was staying for 10 days. When I first booked my stay she said that she had a special for the month of May and would only charge me for 8 days. I have her voicemail on WhatsApp and she still denied it. So, she was charging me half for the night I spend at the hospital after surgery and one additional day which now adds up to nine days. I was upset, but with much hesitation, I paid. Some rules of the house; you are not allowed to flush toilet paper because they claim it backs up the plumbing, and if you do, you will be charged the fee it cost for the plumber to fix it. So nasty! Even if you do number two, the dirty toilet paper has to go in the trash and stays in the room with you until they clean, which wasn't right away. The other two girls that came in with me refused to stay and deal with those conditions. I visited them in their room and their beds were on the floor. How awful!! There is no way one can recover in those conditions. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are at set times. They did have the 3 meals prepared daily, but even if you are not hungry, you must eat, otherwise that is it until the next day or next set time to eat. After a restless night, and much thinking, I was disgusted and felt cheated by the doctor, her husband and the recovery house that I decided to leave. I called for the owner into my room and told her that I changed my mind and wanted my money back for the days that I won't be there. She charged me for an additional night plus $70 dollars for transportation, but wanted to give me back my money the next day. Unbelievable! I told her absolutely not, I want it now. Then she claimed that she had to go to the bank, I told her no time for that, I want my money now. She left the room and came back with the rest of the money. My goodness! does anybody still have honesty and integrity!!!

So, moral of the story, pray that the god given gift of honesty and integrity is deeply instilled in the many individuals that you will be dealing with when you arrive in the Dominican Republic. This will be the last post on my past experience, if you want to know which recovery house, please inbox me.

Until next time Divas.....I wish you well in your journey and next update will be on my research for my new beginnings in 2016.