Yes, now that Covid is declining, I do hope I can work on my bucket list again. I’ll share a funny “list” story, although definitely not funny when it happened.

Taking a helicopter ride was always on my list. I had an endoscopy to check for varices in September 2019, shortly after being diagnosed with PBC and cirrhosis. The proctologist found several and tied them off. Unfortunately, in October they burst and I ended up Air EVAC’d to Dartmouth for emergency surgery. Sent home after a week in ICU, and it happened again. The first ride in the helicopter I was intubated and drugged. But the second time I was awake and got to peep through the little window the crew cleared for me. I got to see a spectacular view of the Connecticut River in fall colors.

Needless to say I’ve crossed helicopter riding off my list!