That is really, really horrible. After living a long life I've come to realize that there is nothing extraordinary about being ill. It is another state of being. Our time will come, and then we must learn to deal with it. For the rest of us, those of us who are not ill, stop and take care. I think that's life.

As for the steroids...I take them daily. I hate taking them, a small dose, but without them I cannot function. This I have come to accept. It's humbling. I can't control everything. Sometimes I have to bend to circumstance.

I am so happy you got over this terrible episode. I guess symbolically you can look at your new skin as a new beginning.