Trying to bounce back after losing most of my collection

[Dusty Ol' Man]

Welcome back, Camille. My sentiments echo what the others have said. Hang in there.

[Canadienne]

Hitting hard times always is difficult to deal with. Hopefully you’ll find the energy to get interested again in your collection, building it up is such a fun thing to do.
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[Optimist]

I had a health issue back in 2016 that nearly killed me. I have made the slow road forward, but lost nearly the whole collection (thankfully it was not a huge collection). I could save only a few plants that did not mind huge amounts of water-- strangely an Indian paph and a New Gunea dendrobium were among them.

When I finally decided I was well enough (and when I started making an income again) I decided only to get phrags and paphs and keep my collection window sill size. It is so much easier. They all need the same care, more or less. I also changed a few things that I did not do before, like I got some fantastic grow lights-- and now I water with RO.

So maybe going with one type of orchid for a while will help?

Oh while I was sick I got a 2nd Masters Degree, and am making far more than ever before, so I used the down time for school.

[PuiPuiMolcar]

I hope you are doing well now, and I hope you rekindle those good memories with your plants. You did the best you could to take care of them.