All things considered, life has been pretty good. From as early as I can remember, thinking about how to make the world a better place was as much a part of life as eating and sleeping. As a child, I would hear my dad, uncles, cousins and brothers talk about ideas that would change everything. It seemed like a male dominated sport that sparked no interest from the women in the family. They would discuss better ways to burn fuel, create energy and make things more efficient. Many of their suggestions would eventually be implemented into common practice but always by somebody else with the means to make it happen.
It was an optimistic and idealistic discussion with a mechanical and engineering twist. That way of thinking has done well for me even decades later. Trying new ideas is how progress is made. It's how we move forward and it offers an optimism to look ahead with hope and even certainty that the world is evolving into something better.
If my body were a mechanical device, one would say it broke down and was unrepairable. Some very smart people invented new ways to fix it and it's working. Just as a group of people are sitting around a kitchen table, with ideas about how to improve the mechanical world, a group of doctors are also sitting in labs and working on new ideas to wipe out cancer. As long as those men and women keep it up, the future couldn't be brighter.
As for me, the latest blood test results show the liver is improving and almost normal. The muscle pain is at a peek but I think it will subside now that the liver is functioning again.
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