Tracy Hooper

Last month, Henry and I were in Sedona, Arizona, visiting Henry’s college roommate and hiking the beautiful Red Rock trails. We did Cockscomb the first day about 8 miles with some slight elevation. Look at those views! The last day, we hiked Bell Rock. Check out those views. In between, Cathedral Rock. More elevation and more magnificent views. Our daughter, Kathleen, had recently hiked Cathedral. And she said, “Mom, near the top it gets steep, and then narrow, and there’s a crevice. But if...

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One morning a few months ago, I woke up and thought, “Whoa. I gotta go. Let’s get out of bed. I gotta get up.” I skipped my glass of water and headed straight for the bathroom. And the next thing I knew, I was coming-to on the bedroom rug, flat on my back, completely dazed. Henry was right there. I heard him say, “Tracy, honey, wake up.” And then he went into full “coach” mode. Henry’s a lifelong athlete and coach, so he knows concussion protocol. “What day is it?” “Who’s our governor?” And...