Holidays are good—for me, anyway
Keeping busy has been a good way
for us not to focus on health problems. Carol and I enjoy getting together with
kids, grandkids, and old friends. We do that on a regular basis throughout the
year but it’s a little more special during the holidays. Family has always been
important to us (even when some of our kids were teenagers and didn’t like us
very much). Now that they’re all in their 40s we’ve been forgiven.
As we navigate through our 70s
there are more and more health concerns—many of them minor—and a noticeable
slowing down (both mental and physical, I fear). That’s all normal and so far
our slowing process hasn't resulted in a full stop.
It is taking me longer to write these
blogs and draw the cartoons but they eventually get posted. I never actually
thought much about getting older and slower. It just happened. Worrying about
aging and health doesn't do any good, anyway.
My life reality includes: cancer
still sucks, treatments are improving, clinical trials are often available,
life is what it is, and I’m looking forward to a great 2013.
I wish all of you a healthy and
active 2013 and “give ‘em hell.”
axman
