I can never seem to properly express what this time was like.
I either get the seriousness of it across, which brings everybody down and prompts unwanted pity, or I tell it vaguely jokingly, and fail to quantify the abject horribleness of it all.
You see what you think.
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As always, questions are not just welcome, but encouraged.
benjamin
Who's actually doing quite well now, thanks for asking...