Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The Beat Goes On... (Part Three of the Health Trilogy)

                      
          I would imagine that after reading the first two parts of my Health Trilogy, people have questions about how I am doing now. I have had to make some changes to my diet and my general lifestyle. One of the most important parts of me getting better is to deal with my Sleep Apnea. I was diagnosed with severe Sleep Apnea back in 2006 or 2007, but foolishly did not use my sleep mask. The doctor say not dealing with the Sleep Apnea probably caused my heart to weaken. Who knew they weren't kidding about the dangers of this Sleep Apnea stuff? I knew a lot of people that snored, so I wasn't too concerned about it. Besides, who wants to have something on their face all night when they're trying to sleep?
     I have had my sleep study and I picked up my sleep mask. I plan on using this mask and not just throwing it to the side. The doctors also seem to think if I was a little more active that would help my heart. I have been known to sit without moving for 11 hours at a time, so this will take some getting use to. I love going to places and doing things as long as there are seats there when I get there. I used to refer to my periods of inactivity as rotting. That can't be the best way for a human to live. These are things I'm learning today at age 52.
     Also, I have added vegetables and fruits to my diet. I am not going to lie to you, the first week my body rejected these items violently. For the past 4 months I have had no alcohol, potato chips, onion rings, hot dogs, salted pretzels, or deli meats. Nor have I watched any girl on girl porn. This has all been difficult at times.
     Since my second and third brushes with death in 2015, I have had one of my life goals reached however. I got to send dirty messages to a beautiful girl that I have known since grade school. For a solid 40 plus years, she has been out of my league as they say. But recently I achieved a dream of exchanging some naughtiness with her. I will not mention her name so she will not be embarrassed, but her initials are DL. For my sports friends that does not mean disabled list.
                     
                            
Even though I live by myself, I am not alone. I am blessed with a loving and caring family, which includes a great group of cousins that love and care about each other. I have also cultivated some of the greatest friendships a person could hope for. I am a lucky man.
     Thankfully both of my hospital stays were relatively brief. I know a lot of people would have come and visited me, but I didn't really want too many visitors. If you were one of my friends somehow broke through my defenses and visited me, I do deeply appreciate that. I did want to mention two special people who helped me a lot. First is my brother. I only have one and when I saw him come into my room, I instantly felt more comfortable. Seeing his face helped calm me down immensely. He also told me that he loved me 2 times in 3 days which is a record. I don't count the 56 times he said it during his bachelor party for many reasons. Second was my Hawaiian, Amy Lasiter. She was with me throughout both hospital visits, and was a great companion for me. Amy has taken a huge interest in my health and nags me, I mean "reminds me," of what I need to do everyday to get healthy. This might shock a lot of you, but sometimes that can be difficult task. I know most of you think I am a low maintenance, carefree guy, but occasionally I can require lots of maintenance and attention.
     So, bottom line, I can definitely get healthier and that is my goal. Things are already getting better. I plan on writing more blogs, telling more bad jokes, posting odd things on Facebook, and being a part of all of your lives for a long time. Thanks to everybody for your concern and support. I love you all.
                     

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