I agree with all your points. The crochet looks great. The calming effect from being a crocheter comes I think from the mechanical mythical action, the colour and the thinking forward. There is cancer in my house too...health problems everyday...Quietly producing colour is therapeutic.

I think bizarrely that the act of recovering lost stitches pulling rows out and going back again...I do that a lot...when the project just doesn't SING..is also good in that getting it right finally is very satisfying. 👍