A Good Prescription

Vicki Stevens

To the Editor:

I want to thank Dr. Heidmann for her March column “What is Good Health?” As a participant of Redwood Coast PACE, I was encouraged by her words and insights.

I live daily with chronic illness and pain, and her last paragraph has become a great way for me to focus on my health: “Good health is, at its simplest, the ability to do things that bring you joy.” What a great way to define it, and what a great way to live each day with a healthy mindset and a reminder to do those things which bring me joy!

Thank you for your insight and for your work with PACE.

Vicki Stevens, Fortuna

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