Good medicine!

Too often this blog has focused on my medical journey. Today it is about what makes all that worthwhile.

Tom and I are in Cancun for a week's vacation. We figure this is the fifth or sixth time we've been here, but the first time it has been just the two of us. What took us so long? The times before were all great, and we're remembering a lot of those times now, but we haven't taken enough vacations by ourselves. Not surprisingly, we have been talking about making this an annual event.

At the same time, we're talking about creating new family memories. At the pool yesterday, I asked the parents of two little boys how old their sons were. As the little guys, aged 2 and 4, played in the pool, I could see our grandsons having fun with us on a future trip. And their parents would love to come back to the place where they were engaged.

Sun, sand, water, warm weather, good food and drink, each other for company and no pressure to be anywhere at a particular time -- all make for a wonderfully relaxing time.

Wish you were here -- but we're kinda glad you're not!