I have own mantra: "you does not has to continue to suffer to make previous suffering right." It mean, if I has a good day, or two even, it does not dismiss all I has been through. That was big deal for me for long time.
I understand what you say Sleepies, is sometime I can be very ill and housebound for weeks and tell someone, "I feeling little bit better today." And they is like "Great!" Now sometime the "Great!" upset me, cuz I know it mean either, "Great! Now I not has to hear yet more sad shht from you!" or "Great! You total all better and now I not has to be concern for you anymore!"
But sometimes, it just mean, "Great, cuz I really really wish for you to feel better."
But I get it.
Still, feeling better so very precious, please not let any of that deter you, okay?