Prior to being 60:
- I was extremely healthy and physically fit
- I had low blood pressure
- I had low cholesterol level
- I was within my weight limits
- I ate healthy
- I stopped smoking at age 40
- I exercised daily
- I walked 5 miles a day
- I was never sick
But, all that changed in 2007 when I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's B cell Lymphoma and in 2008, experienced a heart attack while walking on the treadmill. My LAD was blocked 100% and two other arteries on the left side were blocked 90% and I was told that I needed a triple bypass... but, my brother put me in touch with a doctor in NYC who cleaned out my arteries and inserted stints.
NO ZIPPER ON MY CHEST
My treatments to keep my Lymphoma in check caused me to contract Melanoma in 2012 which at times appeared to be taking over my body and life would soon be over for me... but, then my body gained the advantage with the help of radiation and immunotherapy.
NOWADAYS, I live with:
- fatigue
- nausea
- sinus infections
- weight gain
- flu like symptoms
- no immune system
- bruise easily
- slow blood clotting
- no taste
- no smell
Could all of this been prevented?
Perhaps, but I do not know what I might have needed to do differently... I basically did everything right when it came to keeping my body healthy. Poor stress management caused my heart attack, but not sure where my Lymphoma came from and there is a good possibility that it had been lying dormant in my body for decades...
I am tolerating my illnesses well because of my HEALTHY BODY and for that I am thankful and will always be thankful.
We can learn something from that... but, everyone is different.
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