How’s your life going?

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DJB72 · Accepted Answer

From the outside:

Broken body. In the last 5 years I was medically mismanaged in England, leading to moving back to South Africa on 1st March 2020. Most of the next 9 months in hospital, including having a toe amputated on my 48th birthday, having to be admitted to another hospital for IV antibiotics - where I contracted the original form of Covid from another patient, which required the health of antibiotics for the infection in my foot so Covid could be treated. That triggered a cytokine storm where your own immune system not only attacks infected cells, but also every cell that could become infected. Most of the Covid deaths worldwide were caused by this problem. Technically it's a direct result of the infection because once there's no live virus in your body, it stops.

As if that's not enough, I had a 3 month coma with delirious hallucinations. Then total organ failure of my kidneys and full cardiac and respiratory arrest. Four hours CPR and stabilisation - a unit record for the survival of the patient - five broken ribs and the need to literally tie me to the bed after I punched a nurse in the face as a result of the hallucination.

I woke up two weeks after the resuscitation. Two weeks later I went to physical rehab. Two weeks after that I was back in ICU because the infection in my foot was back and literally the only option for survival was amputation - under LOCAL anaesthetic because a full anaesthetic would kill me, as would the antibiotics I'd had previously.

Two weeks after the amputation I was back in rehab, learning to use a wheelchair, then crutches and by mid-December a prosthetic leg. Unfortunately I had a reaction to the material used to hold the leg on and it was March 2021 before the resulting infection had recovered enough to try again.

In April 2021 I was finally walking and able to go swimming. Unfortunately, I stepped on broken glass in the pool resulting in another year of bed rest trying to save my LEFT foot. The third amputation was the big toe of my left foot in June 2022.

In December 2022 my wife attempted suicide and spent New Year in intensive care.

By the end of October 2023 I'd had to close my business and my wife had closed hers due to health issues.

Last month - July 2024 - I had an emergency admission for FOUR life threatening conditions: Covid (again), a Deep Vein Thrombosis in the thigh of what's left of my right leg completely blocking the biggest vein in my thigh - and dislodgement would go to my heart or lung and kill me in moments - acute kidney failure, and acute liver failure.

My life is not what I expected.

But...

I have a beautiful son who turns six next week.
A wife who for some inexplicable reason hasn't left me in almost 21 years of marriage, 23 of relationship.
A family who have given nothing but support; physically, emotionally, spiritually and on occasion financially.

Most of all, I have a Faith in Jesus that is unshakeable. I've been more Blessed in the last five years that in the previous 47 combined - and He Blessed me a LOT before 2019.

Not what I expected but I'm blessed in ways I never dreamed possible.

Life is good.

ohsheeT · Accepted Answer

Thank you for asking... For the last past couple years I have been committed to taking care of somebody that has Alzheimer's dementia

It was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do in my life I mean one of the most hardest things I've had to do in my life and the patience I've had to have the most difficult thing in my life

. But now all this difficulties are gone and life is getting our starting to come alive again because I have to regrow reinvent myself and find myself because when you take care of somebody you lose a lot of things in life and that's especially yourself... It's now been 3 weeks 3 and 1/2 weeks since she has passed.

And everything that I thought was so difficult and so hard was just a learning experience it was life-changing and a better person for going through it.
I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy I don't know if I had to do it again I would if I would I think I would. But now taking care of all the things that I have to take care of after the fact I'm almost there getting them all done I'm starting to smile again starting to be happy even though I was it's just a different type of happiness but today the world is beautiful and that seen your question five or six times and I wanted to answer it but didn't and I just saw it again and my life is going good and I appreciate you asking thank you I hope yours is doing the same and I hope you can smile today

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Definitely could be better, but also could be worse.😆

Chronic Scoliosis, Migraines, Vaginismus, Pelvic Pain, Dysmenorrhea, IBS-M turns into daily. Daily: 🤢, 🤮, migraine, light sensitivity, shortness of breath, 🥵/🥶, dizziness, fatigue, insomnia, lower back aches, low energy, (once or twice a month blacking out), ❤️🔥, loss of appetite and abdominal pain: sharp like a🔪, twisted like juicing a🍋, gutted like a hungry fisherman🐟, throbbing like a🔨, achy, dull, crampy, burning🔥, random/sudden GI/🚽, alternating/unpredictable💩, bloating.

Physically debilitating and mentally draining.

The fun of relationship drama from 2 guys (TY♂️🤣), trying to move, budgeting, hoping insurance covers and changing insurance and dentist/doctor/etc., all the good people in life disappearing on ya, no car, HIPPA broken, invasion of privacy a. k. a. device hacked, credit card fraud (someone tried to spend $600+), switching phones 3 times in a week cause taking it out of the case snapped it in half and didn't transfer all data soo took 2 days to go in and redo photo albums, music playlist, phone contacts, and notes, 3 family deaths in the last year and 1 currently in and out of hospital, annoying roommates, etc.

DishLady · Accepted Answer

There are good and bad days… they balance each other out….

AviatorTom · Answer

My life is going quite well. My second wife and I are both retired, enjoying traveling together. My 3 grown kids are doing very well, one married with kids, one about to be married, and all with good jobs.

Anonymous · Answer

Could be better. Working 3 jobs and still unable to keep up with bills, groceries, gas, rent, etc… Hoping the first book in a series I’m getting published helps me rake in enough money to survive. Hopefully Trump returns to the White House and fixes the economy and lowers rent so I can focus on my life instead of surviving.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Happy marriage, happy career, happy life.

katiesmuff · Answer

It's going great! Both my husband and I have occupations we love, we have a very comfortable home, which houses us and 4 kids with oldest the daughter who is on her 2nd yr at Univ of Miami, 3 boys 10,8, and 6 with all of us with good health. Not sure what more a person could ask for.

sawno · Answer

Better and better, I keep discovering more solutions to a really complicated situation I have been dealing with for a while now and every time I discover a piece of the puzzle I physically feel better.

lightbulb27 · Answer

Quite good.

My wife and I are at a lovely beach in Asia, and unfortunately, we have to leave soon. Very low stress. Have extra energy to give back and not sure where to put it. Feel a little guilty at times, that life is so good. Hope others are doing well as well.

Plenty of Europeans enjoying vacations, people married having kids, etc. Life is happening.

IslaTheWitch · Answer

life knows how to behave, people are the problem :D

sdjaks · Answer

I would say normal. This year so far nothing too great or too sad has happened to me.

Purpleronnie · Answer

I am probably the most content I have ever been in my life at this point. I love my job and have the respect of my team , colleagues and's superiors. My relationship is loving and supportive. Financially I have everything I need and some left over for the things I want.

iMost of all though I have inner peace and a quiet , satisfied mind

exitseven · Answer

I just retired and I have gotten a lot of things done around my house that I have been too busy to do.

Yannae · Answer

Life is going well, but it's very warm and i gained weight again. 🤦‍♀️

Zoi1986 · Answer

Pretty Good enjoying my life with Friends with Benefits she fun. Good friends, and yours?

Alex-Snow · Answer

I have no complaints really. I'm healthy, having fun ( Some more sex would be good however) and things are going in the right direction

paledreams · Answer

Gratefully okay 🆗 - could always be better, who's couldn't - yet I should always be grateful in the present 🎁 just as much

DrPepper12 · Answer

Better than JD Vance's at the moment...

HumbleDragon · Answer

Going quite well thanks to God. I’m getting my first car! Whooo whoop

soe11 · Answer

Fantastic and pleasure. Always have quality time. Positive and optimistic. Amazing pleasuring sex life too.

thegreenyogi · Answer

It's going pretty well at the moment.

MikeTheBartender · Answer

I'm sitting at a mountainside restaurant in Italy right now. Enjoying a great meal. After spending a week on the beach and now two weeks in the mountains. I would say it's pretty good.

jamesgoldman · Answer

I'm far from broke and in this economy that's a great thing I think that the economy is getting worse so more opportunity to buy profits

MrCharlie13 · Answer

Not good, but not bad either. Just gpoing through a slump

Ms_Facesitter · Answer

It's been quiet. But that's good.

NathanDavis · Answer

going well enough... for the most part, health and happiness... for those in my life (=

Predetor · Answer

A little too active and tiring but beautiful despite everything

LiamJHayden · Answer

Financially: very well Socially: well Romantically: lol

Still-alive · Answer

Pretty smooth. Can’t complain.

TallAnon · Answer

My job is at quite a critical point, l'd hate having to move again so soon, but otherwise we're making it through

Anonymous · Answer

Not getting enough sleep due to my sister’s baby constantly waking me up

serious · Answer

My life is great

Amur8711 · Answer

Could be more productive

eagle1951 · Answer

it is what it is

msc545 · Answer

Meh...

Sour-rose · Answer

I need more money. :')

Awantika03 · Answer

Very good with God grace 🙏

Grond21 · Answer

Kind of a wild ride right now

Anonymous · Answer

Well…. You know. It’s going.

Simslover92 · Answer

Shitty

Anonymous · Answer

its okey for nov but ı dont know mu future

gorydetails · Answer

Great!

smurfwrangler · Answer

I'm bored a lot

justabuddy · Answer

Busy... you?

krankenstien · Answer

ehh its okay ish

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