In all fairness

I've already written about Reuven's comment that since my diagnosis in January, it's been like a party in our house. We have had tremendous support and lots and lots of visitors. It's been a lot of fun and definately helped me get through with great ease.
But in all fairness, you can't live your life in a constant state of high. You have to have some lower landmarks from which to measure the 'ups'. You have to have the relative 'downs' in order to appreciate the 'ups'. It is all relative and this week's mood is far from what could ever be called 'down', but it is relatively quiet and even a little irritable.
 For someone who sometimes hardly touch the ground before the next trip out of town/country, it's been a long, long time staying home. No exciting shows or cities, new cultures to watch and enjoy. I get the invitations with their beautiful pictures and drool, but I am going to be here for a while longer. Just writing this makes me realise just how spoiled I am and that it's time to adjust the attitude. I remember once reading an essay about a guy who 'travelled' from the comfy armchair in his home: he read travel books. Not sure whether that is the answer for me, but there has to be one and it's my new job to find it.
What I really wanted to say is that life isn't all ups and that it's ok and necessary and good to have downs. It's up to us what we make of them and how we cope with them and we should appreciate them for what they teach us. I hope that by next week, or much sooner, I will have worked out some kind of answer for myself. You can work out the answer that best suits you.