Our son had to go to a doctor a couple of weeks ago for strep throat. While there, he was asked about his family history...."any diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, arthritis?" He had to laugh, even though it isn't in the least bit funny, because "all of the above" had to be his answer. Now we are talking about going back 3 generations for him, but that is still a lot of illness, even though the majority of his ancestors have lived well into their 80's and 90's.
I think it is time to end this history of disease with this generation. We will all die of something, of course, but it should be of old age, not these diseases of affluence.
"You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae." Paul WalkerUpdate: Dean ended his 2nd round of chemo and has 1 week off. Only 3 rounds left to go. More sprinkles on the sundae of our lives.
Update: I jogged 8 very slow miles of baby steps this week.
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