First off, Sir Henry, that's amazing and nothing short of a miracle. Congratulations, my good sir!
Now, on to what's been up with me these months of my absence...
First off, we've had deaths in the family of a very close friend. That took a toll on both my wife and I mentally, even threw my faith into question. In addition, I've been slowly losing use of my right arm (am currently restricted to a sling 24/7 except when working and sleeping). Not much to be done for that, it's a losing game. Cartilage in the shoulder has virtually disintegrated, and the bone is starting to destroy itself. It's a whole new world of pain that I honestly didn't think was possible. More than happy to discuss in PM what I'm doing to deal with THAT, but I feel it's a bit too early to post it on an open forum.
Ended up dropping two school classes because of the pain/lose of limb, and another class (of the four we initially signed on for) is slipping badly in grades. But it is what it is.
As to my heart issue, it's starting to rear it's ugly head more and more frequent, mostly due to stress. Yesterday, I ended up in a ditch on the side of the road with my face turning blue from lack of oxygen (I have found out the bit that's not opening right is the valve that leads to my lungs, meaning when my heart goes bonkers, my lungs are not getting blood, which means I can't breath--yay for getting hold of someone who knows what the hell is going on!), and ended up on the sofa the rest of the day, any movement was a chore and a pain.
Outside that, I'm still breathing, although I may have an allergy to oranges... Which sucks because as I'm sure EVERYONE knows by now, my cure all for EVERYTHING is Orange Juice.
So yeah, I'm alive, if not well, but I'm holding in and holding on. I HAVE found a tea that helps with the parasite issue in my liver, and as it turns out, some of my slightly less than savory habits also help with that (the drinking and smoking)!
