Now that I'm commenting so late, I can type this with relief that your condition has improved so much since you wrote this... and that your need for oxygen hasn't been so necessary. I still stand by to help you get that oxygen for the future! I'm so proud of you for what you've accomplished and persevered through the last few months. Even though you've boiled your life down to necessary matters, the little things count the most in the end. Always. At the same time, I'm looking forward to the moment you feel called to pick up Rstory and all the other exciting endeavors that have been patiently waiting for you to heal and recover. Woohoo!

And I value this line deeply: I eventually stopped feeling like other people's fortunes were any of my business. These days, though my circumstances are humble, I always seem to have what I need and I genuinely love what I do. Not everyone can say that.