I went into the hospital for a biopsy on my voice box and found out that I had cancer and hypertension at the same time.
I lost half my voice box and recovered well by giving up my car and walking everywhere and climbing stairs.
Five years ago I got back into biking and started with a mountain bike riding 20 miles a day. Last year I put in 8,000 miles on my CX.
As I got fitter, my desire for junk food fell off and my blood pressure is now 130/65 and 5 years ago was 160/100.
I still have a hard time keeping the weight off in the winter but I'm getting better at it. I'm 63 and am at my lightest weight in 30 years and I feel great.
Jim