A Regular Joe

A headache is rarely anything bad and bad things rarely cause headaches. That is what the neurologists tell us. I take this approach to lots of very anxious people who are convinced that their every headache is a tumor. Recently our newly elected mayor died of a very aggressive central nervous system lymphoma. The death of the mayor is a sad thing for us here. He was perceived as a regular Joe sort of guy which suited us. He was also a genuine true believer when it comes to Pittsburgh. He will be missed. The Mayor's illness started while I myself was in the hospital. He was admitted down the hall in one of the other "nice" rooms. Since then I've gotten so much better that I now tend to give people a puzzled look when they ask how I'm doing with a voice full of concern. As I got better he got worse until his death Labor Day weekend. I expect I'll see a lot more headaches for a while.