He snorted softly. "Certainly you suffered an injury," he said. "But look at everything you've done since then. I can't see why anyone would let that fact sway their judgemeng unless the world really is filled with idiots."
He was discounting the effort she put into it all. He knew it had to be hard. And some days were harder than others. He suffered much the same way. He hoped she could tell that.
He half shrugged, a gesture she would feel. "Well yes. It's not like I had much of a social life before. I've been focussed on the job more than many things." Plus.. there was his family hanging in most people's minds as well.