You are so right, Jay, I do have all I need to succeed in terms of support, friends here, and loads of "grit" and courage. Definitely plenty of those.

I've been through so much worse than this in my life; this injury has tested me in different ways, though, and I appreciate that.

Thank you for your encouraging comments! Yep, I'll be firing on all cylinders again and am so grateful that at least I can see it down the road. For a long time, I was just stuck in an awful place where it felt like that's all there would be for the rest of my life. Thank heaven for healing! And for the support and kindness of friends.

I appreciate you!