Hi, Betti (@vasilikisimpson)

Keping up with one's friends takes real work, especially when one has a condition that makes one more and more housebound. I never thought losing touch with friends would be true of me, but in the past few months I've become aware that it has. My primary doc, knowing that I'd lost my partner a few months back, suggested I talk to a grief counselor. At first I thought, Naw, I don't need that! But my doc was persuasive––and I'm glad she was. I'll be talking with a CBT counselor this coming Wednesday. In preparation, I've been making notes of my "issues." One issue I hope to discuss is "emergence," how to return to being a player in the game of life. I believe it is supremely important, taking into consideration the limitations of one's disability, to keep one's life chugging along as near to the way it once was for as long as possible.

My very best wishes to you, Betti!
Ray (@ray666)