I’ve been away from The Chrysalis for far too long, as you know. The last few months have been something of a whirlwind of changes for me — completing a transition from my rural idyll of the last few years to the hustle and bustle of urban life along with making the necessary adjustments. It was, nonetheless, a timely transition as I was almost immediately hospitalised after my move with kidney failure and am now undergoing dialysis with an additional complication of a cancer diagnosis — esophagal cancer. Most of my days are filled with medical matters now — appointments, consultations, treatments, or information sessions. And, of course, dialysis. It does not leave much time for reading or attentive reflection on the meaning of current events.