Optimism is a
difficult notion to convoke in the midst of adversity, and even more difficult
to maintain, when there is little more than a glimmer of light trickling
through the faraway exit of the dark, dreary tunnel that is your world. Time is
just as capable of harm as it is healing, when days turn to weeks, and all you
can do is sit, wait, and watch your progress dwindle away with the minutes. And
for six weeks, that is what I did.
After...