I know it's not a death sentence and I still DO have hope that one day all this will go away. Even though I'm normally the optimist in the group, hearing from my doctor that I need to lower my expectations of a full recovery made me a little pessimistic. I was having a bit of a pity party when I wrote that.

Pessimism is always temporary with me. I'm going to blame the 'tude on being tired.

Thank you for putting things into perspective. I really do appreciate it.