On this long hiatus

I haven't written a word here since August, but my recent distractions have been compelling. I've been in hospital since early November -- ICU for one month and a rehab hospital for the other three months. I got home yesterday.

Although I've used a wheelchair or electric scooter since 1983, my life has utterly changed from this recent illness. What began as a horrific stomach ailment and turned into pneumonia has also left me with a feeding tube in my stomach and full-time ventilator use through a trach. I've arrived home to round-the-clock nursing care and much hope that this will get easier either through further recovery or habit and acceptance.

I've also got a lot I could -- and do hope -- to say here about my experiences in hospital and with insurance companies. And there's that Part 3 of Losing my religion to write, the point of which has significantly changed due to my recent adventures. I do hope to get back to it now. Thanks again to everyone who has given their support, even those who just wondered what was up with my blog being silent.