I’m glad you’ve recovered! They did say it was more likely for my spouse to have a lung collapse again, which is scary.

Luckily my spouse’s employer has someone whose whole job is to fight with insurance. She got insurance to admit that in an emergency we didn’t need pre-approval which brought our bill down some.

My spouse had their lung collapse. Insurance denied it because we didn’t get advance approval for their lung to collapse.

I was in the store the other day and saw they now make electric ones

Along the same vein, if there’s a meal that always brings back good memories, make that. And if you’re comfortable sharing, invite some of your friends to eat it with you.

The same goes for activities - is there a game or something you did a lot back home? Could you teach some friends in NZ how to do it?

Finally, if possible, can you set up a regular time to play games online with friends or family back home?