I have chosen winners for all of these giveaways and plan to send the information to the publicists today or tomorrow. Since it has been two months I am not sure about whether they will honor the prizes for these giveaways. I am hopeful that they will, but I ask that you be patient with their time table on sending them and if they do not send them, be understanding. I apologize for your inconvenience in filling out the forms and that sort of thing if they do not send them, but I understand their point of view as well.
Some readers have asked me a few questions about my health and I thought I would take the time to answer a few of them here. I have a very rare form of Type 1 Diabetes that can be very debilitating at times. I have spent time on and off in the hospital since I was young with complications ranging from severe low blood sugar to trauma with my kidneys which nearly took my life in 2013. I have been unable to drive for some time because I have diabetic unawareness, which means that I cannot tell when I am having a low because I am low most of the time and can pass out without even knowing I am having trouble which is dangerous to myself and others on the road. I also have issues with diabetic neuropathy, which involves the loss of feeling in my feet. I have damage to eye sight and a lot of other little things that all add up at times to force me to take a break. I have been involved in a clinical trial for a new medication for my disorder for the last ten years which has significantly reduced my symptoms and has allowed my heart to recover from the medicinal strain from previous medications, but it still a daily battle.
Blogging has been a salvation for me in some ways. I have always been a person who worked hard and was able to provide for my family, I am a single mother of 2 teenage girls. When I became unable to work due to illness it was a bit devastating for me. I felt a bit useless and still do sometimes. But blogging has made that a lot easier. I feel like I am able not only to provide my readers with good quality reviews of books, but I also am doing a service for the authors in promoting their work and getting their names out there. I am privileged to have the opportunity to do that. A book that I am featuring in August by cozy mystery author Paige Shelton, has a quote from Debbie's Book Bag on the cover. How amazing is that? I'm over the moon about it!
I want you to know that I appreciate all of you and your good wishes and I hope to be blogging for a long time to come. If I disappear from time to time with no warning, it's generally due to issues with my health and I will try to get someone to post for me if possible.
Now to the good stuff!
The winners are:
Winner: Debra Bechard
Winner: Anita Yancey
Winner: bn100
Winner: Texas Book Lover
Winner: Anne Berger
Winner: Charlotte
Winner: Ericka Larson Cooper
Winner: Natasha Donohoo
Winner: Laura Dogsman Roth
Winner: Lisa Garrett
Winner: Lily B.
Winner: Michelle Fidler
Winner: Carol Beyner
Winner: Ericka Larson Cooper
Winner: Dawn Hanson
Winner: Karen Gagnon
Winner: Angela Butz
Winner: Carol M.
Winner: Kimberly Wyatt
Winner: Chelsea Brooks
Winner: Rita Wray
Winner: Sue Farrell
Winner: Barbara Tobey
Winner: Alicia Forage
Winner: Martha Lawson
Winner: Angela Holland
Winner: Linda Kish
Winner: Lisa Brown
Winner: Jane
Winner: Brooke Bumgardner
Winner: Victoria Sloboda
Winner: Maxie
Winner: Crystal GB
Winner: Julia Holden
Winner: Leah Weller
Thanks everyone for participating. Winners will be notified later today and publishers today or tomorrow. We won't have another winner's post for awhile until I get the giveaway schedule back on track.
