Resting and reading

I retired as of July 1, 2020. I can safely say I slept through the month of July, and it was delicious. First step - going to the doctor to check out the mileage on the old bod. My blood pressure was 120 over 80, which is lovely. Now it's time to attack the poundage on my frame.

I bought the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" 10 years ago and it stayed in my bookshelf. I've been hungrily listening to unedited versions of books via Audible in the hurly burly rush my career.

I promised myself that I would like do the old fashioned version of reading when I finally had a moment to truly sit down with a hard copy. Just finished it and what a heartbreaking story. In short, the medical community has benefitted from the distinctive, morphological properties of Henrietta Lacks, but not the family. This book takes on special resonance in light of the pandemic and the international hunt to devise a vaccine. I would not be surprised if the HeLa cells play some small role.