11-month résumé gap, advice? - 11 months and counting

My résumé shows a gap from a layoff and some health issues. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. I am nervous about being filtered out. What do you say in interviews?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

I was hired after a 11-month gap. The manager said the skills test mattered more than the dates.