One Year Later

A year after finally getting a diagnosis of adrenal exhaustion, I feel frustrated that I'm not "all better" now, but I have to look at the progress that has been made as opposed to the progress yet to be made.
               Symptoms eradicated:
     Always freezing cold
     Frequent migraines
     Chronic sinus infections and associated pain and pressure
     Recurrent cold/flu
     Narcolepsy
     Swollen feeling in the neck
     Heart palpitations
     Suffocation feeling
     Neck, back, and shoulder pain
     Brain fog
     Overwhelmed feeling
     Dizziness
     "Floaters" in vision (seeing spots)
               Symptoms gone and returned:
     Difficulty sleeping
     Aching and burning in muscles and joints
     Memory loss
               Symptoms remaining:
     Fatigue
     Constant hunger
     Frequent nausea
     Stomach cramps
     Hypoglycemia
     Acne
     Occasional shortness of breath
     Loss of muscle strength
     Eyes burning
     Hyperpigmentation (brown spots on the backs of my hands)
So really, I have a shorter distance to travel than ground I have already covered.  Along the journey has been a fascinating, enlightening, and unexpected side effect, in relationship experiences.  Mutual understanding has turned casual acquaintances into stronger friendship with people who have experienced invisible illness.  I am blessed with a strong support system, but it hasn't always come from the sources I would have expected.  As my energy levels rise ever so slowly, I have a clearer vision than ever before for prioritizing the ways in which and the people in whom I will invest that energy.