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Good morning everyone,
I have something to share with you all.
"My Buddy John's Brother"
Yesterday I saw my buddy John, I had heard he'd been away due to the illness of a family member. I saw that he was a bit down, and I asked him how his brother was doing. He said, well Scooter, thanks for asking but he past away this weekend. I gave my condolences and listened as John told me this little story. He said, you know, it's just not fair sometimes. Life. He says my brother was always the odd man of the family, he was the baby so to speak, (39 years old). Always overweight, never took his medications, never watched what he ate, etc. (of course all this started making my mind go into a state of clarity). He could do so many things, fix cars, he was wonderful with his hands, always helping others. John said that his mother had been flooded with phone calls from 100's of well wishers whom he had helped from time to time. His brother was 39 years old, had type II diabetes, high blood pressure, and he always took care of other people, and not himself, and he had a massive stroke, went into a coma, and died. What a waste John said. What a senseless waste. I wished him well and went back to my office to think about what he said. 39 - what a waste.
Friends, this is why we do what we do. This isn't a joke, I don't mean to be preachy, but 39 years old? That could have been me, god willing I will stay on the path I'm headed now. I want to be around long enough to say I lived a happy, healthy 80 years or more!!! I can't do it, eating the junk I used to eat, not exercising, no goals, the way I was living my life upto a year ago.
I will not go back to that way of dying. I'd rather stick to this way of living.
I'm feeling rather meloncholy this morning, so please forgive my not usual energetic bounciness. I really do apologize, but I wanted to share this story with all of you, I've never thought about Type II Diabetes, until WARONTYPEII signed up in this site and started making posts. WAR, I say more power to you buddy, I know you've mentioned an Uncle in several posts, my thoughts are with you bro, big time!! I'm glad YOU are doing what YOU need to do to win your war!!!
Anyway..............sorry friends, I'll step down from the soap box!
So......GOALS!! MOTIVATION!! EAT HEALTHY!! FOCUS!!
WE CAN DO THIS, WE WANT TO DO THIS! All of us!
Have a beautiful day, and stop to smell the roses along the way. Or at least the plastic flowers in the next work cubicle.
Remember, you gotta laugh, or you'll cry your eyes out - Indigo Girls, Emily Saliers.
I have something to share with you all.
"My Buddy John's Brother"
Yesterday I saw my buddy John, I had heard he'd been away due to the illness of a family member. I saw that he was a bit down, and I asked him how his brother was doing. He said, well Scooter, thanks for asking but he past away this weekend. I gave my condolences and listened as John told me this little story. He said, you know, it's just not fair sometimes. Life. He says my brother was always the odd man of the family, he was the baby so to speak, (39 years old). Always overweight, never took his medications, never watched what he ate, etc. (of course all this started making my mind go into a state of clarity). He could do so many things, fix cars, he was wonderful with his hands, always helping others. John said that his mother had been flooded with phone calls from 100's of well wishers whom he had helped from time to time. His brother was 39 years old, had type II diabetes, high blood pressure, and he always took care of other people, and not himself, and he had a massive stroke, went into a coma, and died. What a waste John said. What a senseless waste. I wished him well and went back to my office to think about what he said. 39 - what a waste.
Friends, this is why we do what we do. This isn't a joke, I don't mean to be preachy, but 39 years old? That could have been me, god willing I will stay on the path I'm headed now. I want to be around long enough to say I lived a happy, healthy 80 years or more!!! I can't do it, eating the junk I used to eat, not exercising, no goals, the way I was living my life upto a year ago.
I will not go back to that way of dying. I'd rather stick to this way of living.
I'm feeling rather meloncholy this morning, so please forgive my not usual energetic bounciness. I really do apologize, but I wanted to share this story with all of you, I've never thought about Type II Diabetes, until WARONTYPEII signed up in this site and started making posts. WAR, I say more power to you buddy, I know you've mentioned an Uncle in several posts, my thoughts are with you bro, big time!! I'm glad YOU are doing what YOU need to do to win your war!!!
Anyway..............sorry friends, I'll step down from the soap box!
So......GOALS!! MOTIVATION!! EAT HEALTHY!! FOCUS!!
WE CAN DO THIS, WE WANT TO DO THIS! All of us!
Have a beautiful day, and stop to smell the roses along the way. Or at least the plastic flowers in the next work cubicle.
Remember, you gotta laugh, or you'll cry your eyes out - Indigo Girls, Emily Saliers.
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