What happens when you are busy making other plans…

So this week has been an interesting one. Today’s post will be short. I know I promised you an article this week based on how you guys voted in last week’s poll, but you see…

After I got done with last week’s article, I went to have some testing done to find the root cause to some health problems I’ve been having. And well, we found the problem. It was bad enough that the doctor had me go to the ER.

What she found was a very large amount of fluid around my heart. As a result, I’ve unfortunately spent six days in the hospital. Because of where this fluid was, they couldn’t remove it the normal way, so I had to have surgery last Thursday, where they removed 600ml from around my heart! I don’t recommend that as recreational activity. So not fun…

It’s been almost a week now since the surgery, and I am recovering nicely. I cannot describe what it’s like to have that much fluid removed at once, but it was a definite difference I can feel. I’ve had a busy week trying to build back my strength and recover.

Which means, as much as I don’t want to disappoint you guys, I do need to be honest with you and say that I wasn’t able do a full article this week. I’m really am sorry – I was looking forward to this article too. But priorities are priorities.

I have opted to keep the poll open for another week though, so if you didn’t vote last week, you still have a chance!

However, some other news this week.

Look, at the point I was in the hospital, I had pretty much ruled out Summit this year. No way my doctors would let me travel so soon.

But that’s okay. Due to concerns about COVID-19, Atlassian has decided to cancel the in-person Summit this year and take it virtual instead.

the scariest thing about COVID-19 is that it looks like a JIRA ticket

— Molly Waggett (@mollywaggett) March 4, 2020

While I had some surprises planned if I could attend, I cannot fault Atlassian for it’s overabundance of caution. To sign up for the now free virtual event, follow the link below.

• Atlassian Virtual Summit 2020

So, this week appears to be the week of the unexpected. I do apologize for not having this week’s article ready, but one of my resolutions was to take care of myself, so here we are. Until next time, this is Rodney, asking “Have you updated your Jira Issues today?”