A Running Doc’s Life: Bring on a New Year!

We are wrapping up 2023 and moving on to 2024! A lot of things have gone on. Many new adventures are sure to come up this coming year as well. Change. Everything changes. Things with your family changes. Your health can change. Your job/profession can change. One thing is for sure: Life is never dull. Keep attacking and enjoy the ride!

Life is always exciting and changing with grandkids. Every time I see them, they are changing. Fun! Exciting! But the love is always constant!

2023 has been fun with the grandkids. I think 2024 will be even better.

The sunset/sunrise views are always changing as well. Each one is so unique and special. It is just fun watching how it can change so much each day. Take the time to pay attention, and you will realize it as well!

Running has, and always will be, a big part of my life. It has taught me so many life lessons that I have lost count. I have to gotten to experience a more fulfilling life by staying active and being able to see more of life just by being active. Remember that! The activity allows to see and do more adventures and provides more sights to see that you would have never been able to have appreciated before. Enjoy each day!

Those Sunday run clubs adventures have been a big part of my/our life for many years. Running brought us all together and keeps us together. Running is the absolute best antidepressant and stress reliever there is. And the coffee times after with friends goes beyond words!

Now, many career changes are also coming. I am still going to be seeing patients, but less days a week. I have become the Chief Medical Officer for Prairie Lakes Hospital, beginning January 1!

I have been a Family Physician in Watertown going on 30 years. I had red hair when I was a kid, and it is like this book was written for/about me! I have been taking care of my patients one on one each day, and now this new adventure is going to allow me to help them in more ways now. I can now help develop, maintain, and create new ways of helping patients on a larger scale. I want patients to be confident of the healthcare they receive here in Watertown. In Watertown, “We Care”, and are the “Keystone of the Community!”

Things change. Each of us truly has the power to change our thoughts, and our thoughts have the power to change our life. Take advantage of it. Strive to Survive. Live to the fullest. No regrets. Never sit back. You all have a purpose. Make a difference. Be a difference maker. Happy New Year! Keep moving everybody!

Dr. Dan

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