And thank you very much for asking!
One reason that bad news gets reported more than good does is that bad news often comes in big discrete chunks, such as "I have cancer again." Good news tends to arrive in smaller, almost invisble increments, such as "my recovery has continued to be smooth and rapid today, just as it has for the last month." To pick two random examples.
So when I run into friends who keep up with the Silliness these days, if I haven't seen them for a couple weeks, they furrow their brows very seriously, they lean their heads forward, and they say, in this terribly intense voice. "So...how are you doing.?" It actually takes me a moment to realize why they're reading their line so oddly.
I am great. I am biking, boozing, tossing frisbees around, having sex, paying bills late, and all that other stuff that I do. My blood counts are not quite at 100% of normal, but my blood is entirely adequate for the purposes to which I put it. The chemo appears to have been at least as successful as it was last time (I'll get further results from the lab on Monday), and my recovery has been substantially faster.
comment by Mieke:
Go recovery! I can't deny that the news of the cancer returning dropped a bigger stone in my stomach than the news of excellent recovery lifts it. But yeah, I do understand.