I began the year
wondering if I would live to see the end of it, given my diagnosis of bladder
cancer. Thanks to the folks at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, I’m still here,
at least most of me, and I’m still working full-time, playing almost daily and
hoping to reach Gold Life Master in, well, perhaps 2019. Maybe sooner.
How much progress I
would make toward that goal this year was uncertain. Surgery and recovery would
take me out of action for an unpredictable amount of time. Being laid low by
chemotherapy and taking time out for heart procedures didn’t help, either.
With surgery scheduled
for early May, I expected to miss the Rochester Regional Tournament, the first
one there in ages, which I was greatly looking forward to. But when the surgery was
delayed because of my heart procedures, I got to go after all, at least for a
couple sessions. It turned out to be the high point of the year – a victory in
one of the knock-out games (see Blogs 835 and 836).
As for collecting gobs
of master points, I put aside all my ambitions this year. Whatever I won would be
good enough. Here’s the breakdown, month by month.
January – 9.73.
February – 1.84.
March – 7.81.
April – 9.90.
May – 23.32.
June – 1.33.
July – 10.86.
August – 15.11.
September – 14.41.
October – 19.08.
November – 15.35.
As of Nov. 30, there
were 95.10 club points, 128.74 overall. Add to that a tentative December total
of 23.10 at the Airport Bridge Club and another 0.56 at the annual meeting and
game and, voila! December has been the best month this year. Looks like I’ve passed
the 150-point mark.
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