2016 began
with my moving back home to Michigan. It
ended with dealing with the loss of my grandmother. There was a fair amount that happened in
between, some of which I haven’t even gotten the chance to write about yet
(i.e. a new relationship, a move, and gum surgery). So here’s what I did have the chance to write
about…
I lamented
and celebrated pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies:
I struggled
with negative emotions:
And the lows
of chronic illness:
I celebrated
the good things:
And mourned
the bad:
And I
reviewed some cool products:
Of course,
these aren’t all of my posts from 2016, although there were a lot less of them
than in past years, but these are the ones I felt were worth highlighting.
I’d be lying
if I said that the last several years have not been difficult. I lost an uncle, both grandparents, and my
dad over the last four years. But regardless,
I keep on keeping on.
As always, at
the end of every Year In Review post, I include a list of books I’ve read over
the past year. This list is much shorter
than in the past and includes several that I have read before. I think I started more books than I finished
this year, but here they are:
1. “Stir” by Jessica Fechtor
(NF)*
2. “Then Came Life” (NF)*
3. “When Breath Becomes Air”
by Paul Kalanithi (NF)*
4. “NYPD 4” by James
Patterson and Marshall Karp (F)
5. “Spark Joy” by Marie Kondo
(NF)
6. “The Beach House” by James
Patterson and Peter de Jonge (F)
7. “Courtney’s Legacy” by
George Cantor (NF)
8. “The Trial” by James
Patterson and Maxine Paetro (F)
9. “Fairy Tale Interrupted”
by Rosemarie Terenzio (NF)
10. “Die Young With Me” by Rob
Rufus (NF)*
(F) –
Fiction; (NF) – Non-fiction
* Books
specifically of interest to chronically ill readers
Leslie I am so Sorry to hear of the passing of you grandmother. Sheryl and I hope you will have a remarkable 2017.
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