Starting Full Stack Engineer and Blockchain Developer School - Hey There

Just wanted to stop in and say "hey" to everyone. Here's a little info about me:

* 2018 I was diagnosed w/a severe case of degenerative disc disease and severe arthritis.
* Spent a year and 3 months trying to relieve chronic pain in my neck w/dr. visits.
* May of 2019 had no other choice but to get a disc replacement surgery C4-C5
* Scraped all the arthritis out around it, because it was an experimental piece/not a fusion.
* Took 6 months to get back to "my normal."
* Couple months later had issues again, but in mid-lumbar and lower back.
* Found out I have same problems in both areas, plus 5 minor ones (only a matter of time)
* Couldn't perform my duties as an Operations Manager anymore so had to leave my job
* Couple weeks later I was classified as disabled.
* Decided instead of laying around all the time to go through career reinvention and start school (which starts 1/25/21) to be a full stack engineer and blockchain developer.

I spent 7 years as a ghostwriter for several businesses and websites online from 2006-2012. Figured I would get back into it while I was in school. Looking forward to building new relationships in here and learning more about this journey I'm about to take.

 

Very good intro, competently written and interesting. You've had quite a life journey but appear to have come out on top. Well done and continue to keep your spirits up, welcome to DP.

 

Appreciate it Spoiltdiva. Spirits are mostly a roller-coaster depending on the day. I have a good "rock" in my wife when I hit those valleys though. Just roll w/the punches. I look forward to looking through your many posts here on DP.

 

Thanks sarahk. Appreciate the encouragement. You are right about younger generations not understanding. I remember being that way when I was in my early 20s lol.