I've also talked to you on zoom and like you I'm not posting much, real life gets in the way and my arthritis has stopped me doing things which I really resent. I've disliked my body since I discovered it wasn't like other girls, with it letting me down health-wise, I positively hate it but have realised we only come this way once, so hurting it would make things worse. I am therefore stuck, in this increasingly feeble and unreliable body which is probably past its sell-by-date by a few years. I had a flare up of my rheumatoid arthritis over the weekend and realised things could be worse. I was in a world of pain and couldn't do all the things I usually do daily. It has since eased but it was frightening in many ways and I considered the irony of spending my savings on an extension I might never be able to use, but I hope to do so for several more years. I call it a study, which shows its purpose though some friends have suggested I only had it built to house the books I can no longer shelve in existing rooms, perhaps, still I am determined to finish it and use it.
So cheer up Gwen, we all have our problems but always do your best and try not to feel badly about the 11 billion morons we share this planet with, they can't help it.