Forest and the Trees

I have this sense of not being able to see the forest because all the trees are in the way. And immediately after writing the previous sentence I went to make coffee and ended up spilling most of the kettle over the kitchen floor. I do not know precisely how I did that but it is more or less typical. I go to perform some very simple action and I botch it and end up feeling totally incompetent. This is one problem. But I have others.
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A Fighter

In one of my meetings with Dr D, she said that I was a fighter. I believe that was the word she used; my memory may be in error.

She was making reference to the fact that I am actively engaged in trying to get better. This is in contrast to a patient who is entirely passive, one who simply submits to the injury condition and makes little attempt at improvement.
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