I'm glad to see you posting again, thank you for sharing this, this is really valuable.
I think your friend was right, believe in yourself. You always seem to have great energy, I'm sure you can tap to that to get better soon, win the mind battle :)
I wish you a fast recovery man!
Thank you so much! It's been quite an adventure last few months figuring out everything and adapting. I'm sure the good times will roll soon!