SO BUSY I FORGET

My last post was at the end of 2011. I read all my posts tonight, because I got into an online conversation with Daryl Luster, who just started his own Hep C blog. It was a bit sad to see some of my earlier plans that did not work out. The Speaker program for American Liver Foundation fizzled. I gave up the struggle to pull together a peer support group. The people I met online were geographically scattered. It seemed each medical entity formed a local support group for its own clients and perhaps for their families. Programs funded for recovering addicts or folks with dual diagnoses drew on their own specific categories. I'm so busy now. My volunteer work takes more time, energy, and creativity. I took art classes for two years, just now try to draw and paint on my own. I'm involved in church and larger community, mutual support with friends, family ties. My new apartment is pleasant, has a balcony with some plants. Sometimes I sit out there to have coffee. I am still impatient when my energy fails. Walking, mild exercise, art... Each six-month followup has found me virus free, no worsening of the liver damage. I respect the gift of health.