February Update

It has now been 6 weeks since I was discharged from hospital and time to update the Recovery Blog. I am impatient to return to my normal activities and have hit a plateau. I am now recovering from a bout of Croup, a coughy, wheezy cold usually affecting infants. When one is operating at 50% and then loses 10 or 20% it sucks, but that is behind me.

photos courtesy of Kathie Edwards

Earlier, Caroline and I had a wonderful time at the January Blues event at Belle's with over 90 people including local doctors and their  partners, and some new faces, too. The organizers (Connie, Liz, Kathie, Lisa, Jennifer, and others) did a terrific job of bringing people together and continuing to build that strong sense of community and support that has long been part of S.Surrey/White Rock.

Also briefly attended the retirement sendoff for Michael McBryde, a visionary in Seniors and Residential Care, who will be sorely missed.

I had to miss the Ride to Survive "spin and inspire" day because of my cold,  but we continue to support each other in the journey to overcome adversity. As the weather improves, hope to get outside on the bike  more.

Current reading is the biography of Steve Jobs, that quirky genius that changed the way we interact with our world. People ask how I otherwise pass my time these days: "Some days I sit and think, and other days I just sit".