Originally Posted by
qcpmsame
Badger,
The ruptured appendix started the whole 10 years of repeated surgeries for me. Gangrene set in and the bowel eviscerated 1 day after I went home, free helo ride back to hospital and another surgery. 14 more surgeries over the next 10 years. Please pass to her Monica's and my best wishes for a complete recovery form the cancer and chemo.
Bill
You are a prince, Bill; thank you (and your Monica!). Sounds like a rough go you had; compared to both you and Mrs. B. I've been fortunate so far ... a few scares, but nothing major for now. I hope to remain reasonably healthy so as to do what needs doing for Mrs. B. over the next while; the past ten+ years of consistent cycling have had a major role, I believe, in my being -- at 61 -- in a position to do that. I suppose what I mean is that even re. "goals" this little discussion is not entirely off-topic!
Best wishes!