{"id":200,"date":"2026-01-25T23:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforfesslerstrong\/?p=200"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:37:36","slug":"january-2026-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforfesslerstrong\/2026\/01\/25\/january-2026-update\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Its been a while since I gave an update, so I want to share what I&#8217;ve been up to. It took me a good while to get through recouping after the flu. I was coughing gunk for quite a while and majorly pulled a muscle in the process, which was extremely painful and couldn&#8217;t heal because of the continued coughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On New Year&#8217;s morning, Aunt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pam.simboli?__cft__[0]=AZYMU9ki8lSxxGcimlokV1W2vecxQ3q532jaYJagA8GnL3QdLSxQfbJ15KAY4jx4VcA8ANVD5CjerAX_xtD8-t0GS6SfK6-yCRO2hzNH9Ll7ZtUR7Jq95IAyoJQFtVsgHy-EhYYI8WyyTIs7dH-GkX4xJ3pbsCtwkQmDDnyPRxnLJw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Pam Simboli<\/a> had to call 911 because I had passed out with a very low blood sugar. They got me back to normal without needing to go to the hospital- thankfully. Unfortunately, I broke a toe in the process and severely injured two others. Again- extremely painful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m feeling much better on both accounts and my blood sugar has been doing really well. My strength is still not great, after the flu, but I&#8217;m slowly getting there. 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