From Hot Jazz to Cold Nose: 2024 Health Hats Holiday Letter

Proem

A busy and eventful year. The top line is that my health and mobility are stable. If we take it on average, I’m doing what I want to do. I got a new diagnosis of type two diabetes, which triggered my efforts to lose weight. I’ve lost 35 pounds to date. Everything else health-wise is mildly to severely annoying, with brief episodes of symptoms affecting basic function.

Our sons, daughters-in-law, and grandsons thrive and amaze us. We’re looking forward to our 50th wedding anniversary in June. We’ll celebrate over the 4th of July weekend on Bloom Mountain in Flatwoods, West Virginia. I’m busy with my work, which includes podcasting, PCORI, and consulting gigs. We traveled a lot, and we have more travel in the works.

Wheelchairing in the Snow

Oh, Jojo, I’m not taking you out. Nope, come on.

Alright, I’m going to go for a ride in the snow. Here we are. It’s the 20th of December, a few days before Christmas, and here we are having some snow.