Wow man, what a heck of a testament! Your amazing battle and recovery story aside (which is incredible), your story is one that rings with a tune of similarity for me. I've been in the Information Technology field for about 10 years. That's 10 years of nothing but sitting behind a desk for 9 hours a day. Add the 2 hour commute, and I sit for 11 hours each work day. I know it's killing me, but we're not to a financial point yet for me to change to a lower paying job. Catch 22, eh? Ah well, that's a story for another post. :-)
I remember when I first came across the same documentary on the Durveas family. It was an eye-opener for us too! We were in a subdivision on .4 acres, but soon got chickens, garden, greenhouse, fruit trees, etc. It was a wonderful learning experience and there existed so much potential! We would have continued that pathway, but life happened... You can read about that here.
From what I see in this post, it looks like you have an amazing setup, and some awesome taste in design. I really like those planter boxes! It's also so cool to see how you've fit so much (with much more room to spare) in your place.
Thanks. The sedintary lifestyle is for sure one that plagues alot of people in todays jobs and it's difficult to overcome. Like you a said, life happens and sometimes it takes you down different paths. We just have to be careful to not let it have such an effect on us that it destroys our health. Best of luck to you.