April has been one of the most difficult months of my life. It started with identity theft and ended with a 24-year-old loved one in intensive care since Friday the 18th. Without getting into too much detail, the last ten days have been very difficult.
Folks, all the money in the world means nothing if you don’t live long enough to enjoy it. This is not a new revelation; still, you shouldn’t wait for someone to nearly die to remember it.
This whole mess might have been avoided if he had just gone for an annual physical and blood test. Instead, he has gone through hell and back and has a long road of recover ahead of him.
Close the browser, call a doctor, and get a physical.
Your portfolio will be there when you get back.
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I advise people to buy a blood pressure monitor and check thier B.P.
I bought one for myself, only to have normal readings, and then my brother grabbed it to try it out as a joke. It read 170/150 – after looking it up on the internet it advised that he should go to an emergency room immediately.
He was diagnosed with malignent hypertension. (See this guide) http://www.merck.com/mmhe...
If I had not brought around the B.P. Monitor by chance, he would have been dead within 3-6 months. Now he is taking tablets to control his B.P. and trying to lose weight.
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I’ve taken physicals before, but it doesn’t seem like doctors are really focused on you. I’ve told them I have pain in certain areas but they just acknowledge it and go on. This was from a Kaiser Permanente clinic.
It seems like the best advice is simple:
“patients would be better off if doctors spent their time counseling them on such things as stopping smoking, eating a healthy diet and drinking moderately, using seat belts and having working smoke alarms in their houses.”
reference: http://query.nytimes.com/...;sec=health&pagewanted=all
So I guess we all shouldn’t just invest time in wealth, but in health as well.
Joe, if this is a cancer-related issue, you may be interested in this video:
It’s about using food as medicine, the speaker makes a lot of sense to me.
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Well said as usual
It’s amazing how your focus quickly changes when you or a loved one no longer is in good health.
As the old adage goes, don’t sweat the small stuff and most everything is small stuff. I will probably spend the rest of my life trying to acheive that simple goal.
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Thanks all. I’ve always put family first. I apologize for taking time off, but I had to find a balance between what I had to do and what I wanted to do.
My brother is doing well now – getting better every day. Let’s hope that is the end of the Joe Ponzio drama for a while!
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Good luck to you Joe… We too will be here when you get back. Take all the time you need.
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