a quick update

published: 2025-02-15

A few weeks ago, my knee started to ache. I didn’t think much of it at first as chronic pain is something I’ve lived with for a long time, and occasional aches and painsare common. But on 20 January, the pain escalated. The day started off mild buy by mid-afternoon, my knee had doubled in size and was excruciatingly painful.

Despite that, I pushed through to finish packing for my move at the end of the month. With the help of some movers, I got my belongings from the place I had been staying to the room of some friends where I’m living now. Moving while in that kind of pain was extremely difficult, and this whole experience has made the last month one of the most challenging periods of my life.

In the chaos of the move, I forgot a box at my old house. I had labeled it with sharpie as ELECTRONICS BOX 1. It contains almost all of my electronics, except for a few items that made it into ELECTRONICS BOX 2, including radios that need batteries stored in BOX 1. My old roommate picked up the box, but I haven’t been able to meet up with them yet. Right now, retrieving it is the last thing on my mind, because my pain is still intense and overwhelming.

It’s been a rough start to the year, but I’m doing my best to take things one step at a time.