Wow, that's quite the story and you're determination is inspiring to me :) I know what's it's like to suffer from a life altering illness as I'm in the middle of that myself (hopefully healing?) It really does change how you see and interact with the world and the people around you. Losing the life you used to have and the relationships with family and friends. I used to play soccer twice a week, I volunteered, I had a career as a massage therapist... Life was great until it started slowly NOT being great, heh. I always tell myself I'm glad the one thing I still have going for me is my sense of humor! I can tell you still have yours too. Thanks for all that you've done to help this world :)