Lost.... a couple of things...you are being taught patience through this sitch. Unfortunatly I think learning patience is one of the hardest things to learn, thats why there is millions probably billions of impatient people.
As for perspective I agree that keeping your perspective helps you deal with your sitch. I have a good friend that has been supporting me in my sitch from the very beginning. He has a good friend dying from ALS(Lou Gerhigs disease) and hearing what his friend is going through helps give me perspective on my sitch. My same friend the other day told me about one of his old neighbors accidental running over his 3 year kid. Again nothing compared to what we are going through. Trying to keep things in perspective does help...
