Indeed, I am not dead. My shoulder has finally gotten back to the point where I can type with both hands, and I am hoping to make my triumphant return to ISRP in the next couple of weeks.
For the curious, I had to have surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in my left shoulder. An unpleasant experience to say the least, and it's kept me down and out far longer than I wanted to be.
At any rate, I am on the mend, and while stiff, at least my left arm doesn't go numb anymore for no reason.