I start out at 35 years old in which my life is no more than half over (hopefully). My crisis derives from the events that have occurred in the past year. These events have pretty much all proved at least one thing to me. I’m getting older. I’m not a kid anymore and my body figured it out before I did.
My first “event” was this past Spring while playing softball on my company’s team in Maumelle, AR. While running the bases, I dove head first into third base to avoid being thrown out. I made it safely, but when I stood up, my left arm was completely “dead”. I could not move it any direction no matter how hard I tried. Needless to say, I had to endure physical therapy and missed a couple of weeks of work. Now it’s December and I still have not recovered fully. They say it will take up to a year for a full recovery. I had to promise my wife to ease up and not to give it my all while playing sports. Diving into third base was instinctual for me so I worry about doing something like that again accidentally. My best bet is to avoid team sports if all possible.
My crisis continues with my health. Two weeks ago I was admitted into the hospital after a CT confirmed that I had a bad appendix. I have had pain for two months now and it was driving my crazy. I went to the first doctor after one week of pain and I decided that I had diverticulitis. I took two types of antibiotics and 10 days with no results. With the pain continuing, I went for a second opinion with Dr. Massey. She pretty much decided it was my appendix and sent me for a CT that same day. Let’s just say that by that night, my appendix was out.
Having my appendix taken out is not exactly a reason to cry out I’m having a crisis but during all of these Dr visits and surgery, my blood work proved that my cholesterol was a little high and my blood pressure was high as well. With these developments, I am forced to change my diet. Arrrrrrrruuuugh! Now, this is big for me cause me likes to eat. But, I obviously need to make some changes or my wife will be cashing in on my life insurance policy sooner than later. So now, I have to cut down on caffeine (bye bye Coke & coffee), sodium and fried foods (bye bye everything else). That’s like my entire diet. I’m going to try to make the changes to make me a healthier person.
These are some examples of why I am in crisis. It’s all for the good though, cause in the end, I should end up a healthier person that feels better and hopefully have more energy. We should always listen to our bodies and always treat your body the best you can. My idea of treating my body well is to exercise, get plenty of rest, stay away from those toxic people in your life, eat organic and try to have a positive outlook on life or have a good attitude in general. I’m not doing all of these things but I should and from now on, I will try much harder.
If I approach this crisis in a positive way and as a learning opportunity then and only then may I avoid those future health problems that could have long lasting negative affects or even death. It’s up to me.
