Thursday, January 7, 2010

A Glimpse

Once upon a time, not so long ago, and not very far away, in a very public, crowded place, I suddenly began to think I was having a heart attack! Never having had one before, I was not at all sure about this, but thought it wise to take the somewhat sharp pains in my chest seriously. After alerting my husband, son, and business associate, I soon found myself in the hands of paramedics. Before I knew it, I was bundled onto a stretcher, taking a harrowing ride down two escalators, out the door and into a waiting ambulance. Upon arriving at the hospital, I was treated as top priority--nothing like chest pains to move to the front of the line. Long story, short---hours later I was released with the doctor's diagnosis--"must be a virus---you'll probably be O.K.---can't be 100% sure." Virus never sounded so good. I'll take it---out of the shadows and back into the sunshine.

Life may not always be what we wish it to be, but to catch a glimpse of what it might be like to lose it, is to appreciate it all over again. Take everything, but leave life and loved ones, and I'm good to go.

Point of this story is what I know you already know, but bears repeating---good health is the best gift of all---and our best hope as we travel into this new year. If you have it, cherish it, if you don't, keep working at it, and if you are caring for someone who isn't feeling so good--well, you are their sunshine---and their greatest gift. Cherish that, too.

As we go bravely into this new world of 70-ism, please remind me to remember that our bodies don't necessarily know how old we are---unless we tell them!There's good evidence that says we send aging signals every time we refer to ourselves as old (it's not a badge or excuse!), or complain about every ache and pain, or neglect to stay fit by not exercising or eating right.

Okay, so---I'm thinkin' I'm really only 30--well, maybe 50 or 60, fit as a fiddle, and ready to kick you know what the first time someone offers me a rocking chair!

P.S. Did I mention that my right arm has been hurting for a year now?

Cheers, Kellee

FYI --For those of you that know about my son Tom's little girl, Addyson, and her difficult birth--to get the latest update, click onto his blog site: http://thomaslotz.com --another case of a scary glimpse. I know some of you have had your own glimpses---may the new year grant us only good glimpses!

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