This is the last day of 2010. Its a good time to reflect back over the year and put closure to the things that didn’t go too well. At the beginning of the year I was diagnosed with severe blockage on the back side of my heart. I’ve worked hard to keep my weight down, avoid grease and sugar, and work out on the treadmill. I haven’t felt that angina for months.

Then I had to deal with unresponsive hypertension. My cardiologist put me on a heap of medicine to control it. By year’s end my blood pressure is usually perfect.

Then my doctor diagnosed me with pre-diabetes and put me on diabetes medicine. That scared me enough that I went on a serious sugar-free diet. Soon I went through episodes that were like sugar lows, with what I called anxiety attacks and shakes. In December I had a follow-up test and the doctor said everything was normal and took me off the diabetes medicine altogether.

By mid-year I had been diagnosed with prostate cancer they did not get when they removed my prostate two years ago. I went through a round of hormone therapy and radiation therapy that took the stamina right out of me. But by December I am recovering well and slowly getting my strength back.

2010 was a difficult year for me, but 2011 promises to be brighter and healthier. What was your biggest struggle to overcome in 2010?