It depends on perspective, for sure. I think my life NOW is great but getting here has been tough and I'm sure a lot of my friends would have given up along the way. Prison at the age of 22, complete hysterectomy and double mastectomy at 34, severe brain injury at 36, months spent on bed rest due to complications from 8 surgeries in 28 months. Plus all the other shit life throws at you along the way- extreme weight loss, eating disorder, depression, clinically depressed hoarding mother.... I don't have a lot of sympathy for the fat ass she's dealing with.