There have been years of my life that the end of the year was significantly different from the beginning. That's how 2024 was for me. This was a year of great progress and growth. The year started out rough for me. I was sick a couple of times and went to the doctor more than once, and I'm not someone who goes to the doctor every time I get sick. I had a HUGE disappointment in January when I couldn't make the trip to Portland to see The Lion King because the weather was so bad. I was heartbroken! At some point, probably in February, I hurt my shoulder. In March, I started having a lot of heart palpitations, and high blood pressure. At the end of April, I had to have a biopsy to rule out cancer.  At some point, things got normal and I was able to quit going to the doctor for things. And I didn't have anything serious wrong with me. My year got so much better!  I mentioned progress and growth, but so far I've mentioned some really tough things. There is a lot of good!...