Two months ago I suffered a stroke. Up until then, aside from being a bit overweight, out of shape, and a moderate smoker, I considered myself fairly healthy for a man my age.
My family has always been on my case to see a doctor for a checkup and to stop smoking. My argument was why should I waste valuable health resources when I feel good and I'm not sick. I was invincible. Then boom! Out of the blue I was felled.
Tests done at the hospital revealed, along with being overweight, I also had high blood pressure and diabetes. Being a smoker and not in the best of physical shape made me a prime candidate for stroke or heart attack. All stuff that could have been dealt with a few years ago had I gone for an annual checkup.
As it turned out, the stroke was of the mild type, causing only minor right side paralysis which began to clear up within a week. It could have been much, much worse. I am now fully recovered and following my doctors advice. My second grandchild is on the way and I want to be around to meet her.
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