Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—Really


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