I had no idea, @xanderslee. I think it’s amazing that it’s just not something that tends to come up in conversation for you. You are living your life and writing fiction and blogging and making friends and doing all the things people do. And there isn’t even an “oh by the way.”

You are right—we have the hand we were dealt. And we can choose whether or not that is what defines us. It seems to me you’ve made a great choice. Hugs.