ValleyRD Mailing List: Fw: Update on Judy Moore

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Following from the AZ email list.

Bob H.

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Thank you to all of our dancer-friends who have called, written and sent emails wishing me well! I am so enjoying hearing from each of you. 

I am feeling very well. I am so lucky to have been given another gentle tap on the shoulder. This second warning has given me another opportunity to take a serious look at all the stress in my life. It's been a tough year. We've had a very heavy travel schedule in '09 and I've been challenged ever since my first stroke a year ago ... learning & remembering dances has been more difficult.  Another added stress that I've been experiencing this past year is performing demos with my "handicapped brain". Demos have become extremely stressful for me. I am used to being competent and physically able so I went blithely on with my life, not fully realizing, until this second episode, how much pressure I was putting on myself to carry on as usual without having the old fully-functioning brain I could count on.

We now have to weigh our priorities and make some new choices and decisions. My health must be a priority, especially in view of this recent episode. Our vegetarian diet over the past four months has lowered my genetically predisposed "high" cholesterol from 235 down to 208 and I am now taking Zocor as an added precaution. We have a few months free this winter with no dance preparation or traveling and we're looking forward to enjoying a relaxing life at home while taking a little hiatus from concerns of the dance. Healing takes the time it takes. For now, we will do all in our power to do what it takes and it remains to be seen if we will be able to make enough changes in our life to keep the stress out. 

Thank you all for your concerns and kind words. Have a healthy and happy holiday season.

With love to you all . . .

Judy & Brent