h.mutex.Lock()
	defer h.mutex.Unlock()

	h.healedItemsMap[healType]++
	h.lastHealActivity = UTCNow()
}

// isQuitting - determines if the heal sequence is quitting (due to an
// external signal)
func (h *healSequence) isQuitting() bool {
	select {
	case <-h.ctx.Done():
		return true
	default:
		return false
	}
}

// check if the heal sequence has ended