Well, here is the afore-promised health report. R. got his biopsy report back and it is NOT cancer. So that is a praise! Even though prostate cancer is one of the most treatable cancers in the world – it’s still cancer. Not a pretty word. So I am thankful to God that this passed us by. And yet, still I wonder – why NOT us?
There’s a verse in Psalms (I think) that says “My ways are not your ways, neither are My thoughts your thoughts. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so are My ways than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
It is so hard to understand at times why young children suffer from cancer, why people are in accidents and lose their lives at an early age – and yet – for this time – our family has been spared this cancer scare.
Then there are MY health problems – which basically boil down to this: I have not taken care of my physical body the way I should have. I have eaten what I wanted when I wanted and have not exercised any where near enough. The stress test I took two weeks ago showed my heart has evidence of high blood pressure that has probably been going on for the past five years or more.
So now, I am going to start on high blood pressure medicine – which is in addition to the glucophage (for the Type II diabetes) and the whatever it is (for the high cholesterol.)
I feel like I’m this 70 year old woman!
But, the good news is, the doctor says my heart doesn’t show signs of blowing up any time soon, and I just need to work through the pounding heart and the hard breathing when I exercise. In other words, huff and puff until I lose enough weight so I’m NOT huffing and puffing any more.
So – my new self challenge. 30 minutes of exercise every day. It can be 1 x 30 (one session,) 2 x 15, or even at this point 3 x 10. I am committed to do this because I cannot stand the way I feel and I know that God wants us to take care of our bodies. I want to be around to see grandchildren (when I let my kids get married – in about 20 years or so.) I want to walk up a hill to look for a geocache without stopping three times! (Although I did find it – no matter how much huffing and puffing I had to do!)
Summer is coming so this will be easier for me. I am a person who thrives on routine – so I am to get this down before the school year is over.
Ahhhh, so much writing. Are your eyes bugging out yet? Thanks for listening to me rant and rave!
1 comment:
LOL, this is a shorter post than most of mine.
OMG Carol, I don't remember you mentioning a cancer scare! How awful! I'm sure the waiting was just terrible, but I am so glad that it turned out to be ok.
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes are all things that run in my family too. I am glad you are seeing a doctor and have committed to taking care of yourself. Yep get a routine for yourself now while school is in session, and then you'll have to get another routine for summer break.
I haven't been exercising like I should - my schedule just changes so much - but now that I am scoring again, I can park father away and walk on my afternoon break. I remember a few years ago now, that once I was exercising regularly, I was able to move around more in general, just because there was less weight to drag around. So I could exercise in addition to mowing the lawn, instead of letting the physical work counting as exercising!
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