I'll Never Forget That Day...
The doctor cleared his throat.
"I'm sorry, but I have bad news."
He paused, then looked at my father.
"You have cancer."
In high school my dad had been an athlete, an All-American football player.
Now he was sick. Very, very sick.
He had difficulty breathing and was on oxygen.
For eight years he needed a machine to help him breathe.
No longer able to work, my father struggled to do the things you and I take for granted, such as getting out of a chair or going to the bathroom.
Eventually, he could not make it up the stairs to his bedroom, so he slept downstairs on the den couch.
Before too long, the couch was replaced with a hospital bed. (A Hospice nurse was there now too.)
One afternoon, Mom was in the kitchen. All of a sudden, she heard my father gasping for air.
She ran into the den and saw him staring at the ceiling. She yelled, "Breathe, Paul! Breathe!"
The next thing she knew, my dad was gone.
Early that evening, I received a phone call from my mother.
Eventually, he could not make it up the stairs to his bedroom, so he slept downstairs on the den couch.
Before too long, the couch was replaced with a hospital bed. (A Hospice nurse was there now too.)
One afternoon, Mom was in the kitchen. All of a sudden, she heard my father gasping for air.
She ran into the den and saw him staring at the ceiling. She yelled, "Breathe, Paul! Breathe!"
The next thing she knew, my dad was gone.
Early that evening, I received a phone call from my mother.
"I guess you know why I'm calling."
"Why?" I replied, though I already knew the answer.
After I saw what happened to my dad, who suffered for eight miserable years, I decided, "I don't want to end up like that."
So I began to read and study about health and nutrition.
What I discovered shocked me.
Did you know that well over half of all U.S. bankruptcies are caused by ordinary medical bills?
Mickey Mantle, the Hall of Fame center fielder for the New York Yankees, once said, "If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself."
Are you going to survive or thrive in your older years? Will you be another health statistic?
"Why?" I replied, though I already knew the answer.
"Your father has passed away."
I Don't Want To End Up Like That
So I began to read and study about health and nutrition.
What I discovered shocked me.
According to recent statistics, 7 out of 10 people will die of heart disease, cancer or stroke.
You may be one of them.
You may be one of them.
Will you beat the odds?
Can You Afford To Be Sick?
Did you know that well over half of all U.S. bankruptcies are caused by ordinary medical bills?
According to a study, published in the journal Health Affairs, most of the people sent into debt by illness are middle-class, well-educated homeowners with health insurance.
"Our study is frightening. You're just one serious illness away from bankruptcy," said Dr. David Himmelstein, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, who led the study.
"Most of the medically bankrupt were average Americans who happened to get sick. Health insurance offered little protection."
In other words, you better not get sick.
A Simple Way To Reduce Your Risk
Mickey Mantle, the Hall of Fame center fielder for the New York Yankees, once said, "If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself."
Are you going to survive or thrive in your older years? Will you be another health statistic?
A simple way to reduce your risk of sickness and disease is to test your health.
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P.S. Are you doing everything you can to avoid being sick as you get older, like what happened to my dad?
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