mattwisconsin
Well-known member
I have been absent from this forum for quite some time now. I am sorry to those who have been wondering what I have been doing. It has been for a few reasons that I fell off of here. First of all, I was eager to get back to my "normal" life and as I did, I was much busier and found less time to spend reading the forum. Second, my father had bypass surgery and had some complications so I spent much of the summer of 2009 helping my mother take care of him and the internet access at my parent's house was limited. Finally and probably the most significant issue, was that I kind of wanted to not deal with the surgery or the recovery. I did not and probably will not recover to the degree that I had hoped. I was in better shape before all of this happened and probably will not recover to that same level ever and it is still a little hard to accept that. So my way of dealing with it was to focus on other things and to stop thinking about the surgery, the endocarditis, and the recovery.
Although still not happy, I am more accepting of my current state. So I thought it was time for me to post an update. Things are getting back to normal somewhat. I spent the fall in Greece doing research, I am currently back at OSU where I am taking a couple classes and TAing one. I think that I will be finishing in a year or two. I have gotten engaged. I plan to return to Greece to excavate this summer. I still find myself getting short of breath whenever I walk too fast uphill and I doubt that this will change. My echoes have stayed consistent now for the last year. So that is what I have been up to and once again I am sorry for my absence. I hope that everyone else, including the friends that I made on here have been well.
Although still not happy, I am more accepting of my current state. So I thought it was time for me to post an update. Things are getting back to normal somewhat. I spent the fall in Greece doing research, I am currently back at OSU where I am taking a couple classes and TAing one. I think that I will be finishing in a year or two. I have gotten engaged. I plan to return to Greece to excavate this summer. I still find myself getting short of breath whenever I walk too fast uphill and I doubt that this will change. My echoes have stayed consistent now for the last year. So that is what I have been up to and once again I am sorry for my absence. I hope that everyone else, including the friends that I made on here have been well.