My heart and prayers go out to all of you with health issues or family with health problems!!
Quilting exercises the other half of my brain, the non-technical, creative half. I'm not smart enough to be a star at work but, lo and behold, my quilting sometimes gets me a "That's beautiful! you're so clever!!" I don't need much praise, or very often, but I can be satisfied with those little sparks for a long time. _:-)_
My little quilting room is my space. I love rainy/snowy Saturdays because I can hole up in my haven, turn on the SciFi channel, and quilt to my heart's content.