I’ve always liked this question. Thanks for asking. There is a lot of uncertainty in my life right now, but as uncertainty is better than certain unpleasantness, I think I’m doing well. Better than average.
It seems possible that, due to my surgeries, I may no longer have to deal with major medical problems anymore. I think back on a year ago and I remember a talk I had with my friend where he was asking me what I would wish for if I could have anything. He said it had to be a selfish wish, no world peace or anything like that. I said I would wish not to have my health problems anymore. Considering that I don’t think people get their one biggest wish very often, I count myself extremely lucky. It’s still uncertain – I’m a little over a month out of surgery now and still some things happen sometimes that scare me, and I won’t really know what my end result will be like for another five months, but I am doing better than your average surgical patient for this point in the healing process and that’s more than I could ever ask for.
Also I just got back from a trip with my family, which was so much fun. We got to see a Broadway production of Wicked and it was absolutely amazing. And as changing up my routine used to be something that triggered illness, I was interested to see how I would travel, and I did fine. [Potential TMI] I even got a period while on vacation, which is significant because I’ve only had maybe four periods in the last year and a half, because I tend to be perpetually anemic and my body holds onto blood for dear life. So that’s a good sign. [/TMI]
I go back to college in January, and while I’m still excited, I’m nervous too. It’s going to be a shock to my system after over a year of brain rot and a slow-paced lifestyle. But it will feel so great to begin moving forward in life again.
Anyway, sorry about the long rambling response (who am I, @wundayatta? ;) ), but what I’m trying to say is that I’m doing well, if a little anxious about all the uncertainty in my life. I am feeling the most hopeful I have felt in several years.