As I was saying...

 I will gladly wave good-bye to the year 2023. Did.

Actually, the past two years were overwhelmingly stressful.

Carol has been through many procedures and a few 911 events.
Still going through chemo...probably never-ending... but she
continues to fight. No thoughts, ever, of giving up.
Sometimes, I wonder where she gets her strength. I have no
doubt that it helps that her two sisters are with her every day.

Ann has been dealing with her own health concerns. Couple of
eye surgeries, maybe another coming up. Biopsy that, thankfully,
was negative but waiting on the results of another (thyroid).
Scheduled soon for an MRI that may result in attention.

Our youngest sibling, a special needs guy, had broken his collar
bone, then broke his hip that required surgery twice, months in
rehab. Had to move to a new home after spending 25+ years in
the same place. Stressful adjustment period that still isn't quite complete.

Me? I'm fine...except for dealing with my damned primary care
doctor who refuses to understand why a colonoscopy is not on the
top of my priorities list. She's a control freak fighting the wrong broad.