Last week I attended a family function to realize that one of my uncle had recently suffered a cardiac arrest or commonly known as heart attack. When I met him, he was weak, had difficulty in staying upright, hunched and talking very softly.
He is now in his early sixties. He was a very active individual and in the last function before this that I met him, he was so alive. He was moving every where during the function in making sure everything went well. He was even the mc of the function and did a great job in entertaining the crowd.
I can see that life has taken a 180 degree turn on him. Studies has shown that when something traumatic like cardiac arrest hits, a person mobility or movement is seriously impaired and that will slowly deteriorate the overall health. This takes place because the body has become weak, largely because the cardiac or heart muscle has been injured.
So, it's a downward journey from now on for him. I wonder if he will ever recover? Honestly, when I met him, I said a short prayer hoping he gets well cause the sight was just too saddening.
I wonder where did he go wrong? Could it have been his lifestyle? Has he been consuming too much saturated fats or has he been physically inactive? Or maybe his genes? Was it hereditary that kicked in? Whatever it maybe, the suffering that he is going thru was most difficult to bear. Who wants to be weak and slow when once you were so active! How do you think it feels to be immobile???
To make matters worst, what if there are others who are dependent on him? How are they going to thru life without him?
So, like how my late grandfather mentioned.. Health is the most important asset in your life!
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