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It kept on rearing its ugly head, first just a little breathlessness when walking, then an uncomfortable feeling in the chest and shoulder areas, followed by heartache pain, and tightness across the chest, as well as indigestion perhaps?
Signals from the body that all is not well, but life keeps us so busy, that we skip the red lights, and almost end up as just another stat!
Do we ever learn to listen to our bodies?
I think in most instances we foolishly ignore symptoms such as I described above, until the red lights multiply and we have to stop.
Hubby's been a type one diabetic since the age of eight, and has been in remarkably good health throughout his life, thanks to football!
Yes, football kept him fit as he played from a young age, until his mid-forties.
Type one diabetics have to inject themselves with Insulin, in order to convert sugar that enters the bloodstream, into energy. It also sends signals to the liver to store blood sugar for later use.
Exercise miraculously has a similar function in that it turns the blood sugar into energy, therefore exercise plays a vital role in the well-being of a diabetic.
This helped hubby tremendously, but with time, the ravages of high and low glucose levels start having an effect.
Without going into too much detail, we had another scare this weekend.
Why do these things always happen in the dead of night?
Well, I now know where that phrase comes from!
To cut a long story short, the pain subsided by morning and I once again had to listen to excuses not to call on medical help, but as night fell, it came back with a vengeance, so I called a friend.
One of those angels, disguised as people, just took over.
This time hubby saw his folly and relented as the pain intensified, now coming in waves, and off we sped to the ER.
I never saw this side of my friend, driving through the night like a pro racetrack driver👀
How fragile is life - one careless action, and it can shatter beyond repair!
Listen to your body!
Secondly, having a good support system is vital as we start aging maturing, and become more fragile.
This made me realize once again, that we need to think twice about moving to that little house by the sea, or a cozy chalet up in the mountains.
Who can you call upon when your life partner becomes ill, and another pair of hands is needed, or just some moral support when everyone close to you live over an hour away?
The events of the last few months, and more so this past week, will have us revisiting those plans; the grass is not always greener on the other side, so we'll likely look a little closer to home.
We can always take trips to the sea and the mountains, but settling where friends or family are just around the corner, is where we'll be heading from here on!
Celebrating life together or leaning on each other during times of need, is what makes friendship invaluable!
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