Jonathon Returns...

I have no one to blame but myself for my mysterious lack of posts. I apologize to all my readers for that. In my small defense, sometimes there's not a lot of new information for me to post. And I don't want to make empty-hearted posts that just say 'yep, doing fine - see ya next time.' So I won't. But this isn't one of those posts so let's get on with it.

I'm beginning to suffer greatly from cabin fever. I know you're thinking, 'just now?' Yes...just now. There's only so many movies you can watch...only so many TV shows you can get caught up on...and the kitchen counters can only be wiped off so many times. I guess I'll really get worried if I get to be on a first-name basis with the mail lady.

My doctors think I'm doing fine. I won't say great, but fine is okay. Everyone kinda believes I should be progressing a little faster. I've been trying to walk down the street every day and I'm lifting weights to help with my upper body strength. My stamina is returning very slowly, like .02% each day. At least that's what it feels like. My biggest complaint right now is my foot pain. One of the drugs I'm on causes a burning sensation in my extremities. It's affecting my feet the worst. Most of the time they feel like they're on fire. Over the past few days, I've also developed a small rash on my arms and legs. It itches like crazy.

Last week, my wife and I were interviewed by NDWorks. For those that don't know what that is - it's one of Notre Dame's newspapers that they put out like every two months or something. Anyway, my wife and I will have an article in there this month or possibly next month talking about our battle with this disease. So be on the lookout for that.

I'll try and make my internet absence a little shorter in the future.