Long story short is I had a prolapsed disc that had collapsed towards the spine and was inoperable. Only a 15% success rate told me it was not worth touching and I needed to live with it. Overnight my dreams of having a refereeing career had vanished and I was now on my own.
Shit man, sorry to hear that, but as my Mother always says: "Everything happens for a reason" and who knows what road that could have led you down. Always got to keep that glass half full I say, and $150K -$200K will hopefully pale into insignificance some day if some crypto plays come to pass.
Shit happens and yes I do think Crypto will pay off big time and make up for any "losses".
Nice outlook man, can't control the uncontrollables, just gotta roll up the sleeves and get on with it and roll with the punches..