I'm so glad that your tdoc let you control the appointment. That's the way things should go unless there is a crisis

I'm glad you got help from your friend's daughter. I hope that she can finish things up for you tonight so it's not weighing on you anymore.

The new restaurant sounds great! It's rare that owners engage with patrons in that way anymore...

He is right about the salt. Most of the salt that they sell in the grocery stores don't have iodine in it anymore. I use one that does have it called "Diamond Crystal Premium All-Purpose Iodized Salt" which comes in a red container. It is the only one that my supermarket stocks, but even that is hard to find sometimes...

We mostly eat what I cook, so I'm not concerned about our iodine intake, but since you eat out a lot, you may want to take his advice and start taking a supplement.