Updates on the NM-Central Family
By John Weckerle
On October 4, senior correspondent Lucy passed away after a long illness. She had COVID in June of 2022, and was diagnosed three months later with pulmonary fibrosis, which has a known link to COVID in some cases. After being hospitalized 8 times in 3 months, she improved and lived courageously until August of 2023. She was immune-compromised due to medication, and contracted a severe infection. She improved again, but was struck by another infection, which took her life. Your editor will never be the same.
Senior Pretty-Much-Everything Correspondent Wilson remains on the job at nearly fifteen years old. He goes hiking regularly and runs flat-out a quarter mile or so several times a week. Other than a complete loss of hearing, he seems to be doing well.
With a little time on his hands and a whole lot of silliness in the world, your editor may be jumping in to try and shed a little light on this and that. Let’s see how it goes…