That's a lot to deal with! Glad things are starting to look up for you health-wise.

I'm on the fence about NaNoWriMo; I'm really not sure I'm up to the time commitment (since I've only managed to do like 2 days of NaNo for the last 2 years). I may show up to the kick-off party anyway though, because a friend of mine is doing NaNo and she's never been to one of the official events. (Plus I miss seeing you guys!)