tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post4158989977070102417..comments2023-10-14T08:37:11.192-07:00Comments on Round Circle: Tugging at My Heart StringsSpadomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-33359949519160203502011-01-06T03:47:45.654-08:002011-01-06T03:47:45.654-08:0036 is young to be having a heart attack. It strik...36 is young to be having a heart attack. It strikes me that you are living proof of the fact that people can go on after a heart attack to live a full life. Sometimes, reading through your life stories, it seems as if you managed another full life for each of your heart attacks and then a bit more!<br />And also that even with a broken heart you still have a powerful spirit. <br />((((((((('Man))))))))))mighttp://letouttoplay.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-46587231931782288272011-01-05T06:33:23.614-08:002011-01-05T06:33:23.614-08:00Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate your...Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate your words and your concerns.<br />I posted this mostly because I needed to say it "out loud". I needed to tell the story. I don't and I won't give up.<br /><br />Peace.Spadomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-22075609098909895122011-01-05T05:11:38.742-08:002011-01-05T05:11:38.742-08:00quite the story.
i understand too well the proacti...quite the story.<br />i understand too well the proactive path and its inherent difficulties.<br />i have a rare (only 10,000 diagnosed in the world) metabolic genetic disease.<br />i am up long before dawn walking my mandatory 55 min. on the treadmill. everyday while the healthy sector of life dreams in warm cozy beds, i am walking my miles. i eat a high protein low fat/low carb diet without any refined foods.<br /><br />it's my daily lot in life. i will say that "walking the straight and narrow" has kept me out of the wheel chair and off oxygen, where most of the other patients are.<br /><br />it's lonely on dark mornings...i always imagine walking towards the light, just happily on firm ground!<br /><br />glad you are here too....one day at a time!rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265802752790310923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-53306885942617566862011-01-04T19:15:45.492-08:002011-01-04T19:15:45.492-08:00I've also read about great spiritual teachers ...I've also read about great spiritual teachers who've lived and worked for many years beyond what the doctors had anticipated. You do wonderfully well all around and we all have compulsions that can't always be controlled. I'm very glad you're here.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-63191522634115153352011-01-04T16:30:06.258-08:002011-01-04T16:30:06.258-08:00ILTV said it so well. She's got it in perspec...ILTV said it so well. She's got it in perspective.<br />We do the best we can, today. And one day at a time, we manage to muddle our way though.<br /><br />Obviously G-d had plans for your life. Geeze, you're still here doing the deal and bringing to the lives of others (boy do I hope you see that as much as those around you see that). Give yourself a bit of credit here. Okay--so there's things that you can do differently, there's also things that you are doing differently (hugely so) from 10 years ago.....10 months ago....<br /><br />Never ever sell yourself short. Goodness me--look at how you've affected others for the good.<br />Maybe I've misread this and you've taken stock of that, too. People oft times believe I'm hard on me--and in essence I can be, but the result is good. I'll hope that you do the same. Cuz boy, if you need some help seeing that end of the spectrum, I'm sure we could help ya out a bit! :-)<br /><br />You're still growing.....and you're growing well!<br /><br />Now.<br />About those donuts......Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-24815721395577099032011-01-04T08:07:07.403-08:002011-01-04T08:07:07.403-08:00Boy - this takes me back.
26 years ago, my husband...Boy - this takes me back.<br />26 years ago, my husband - was 31 then - was having pains in his back whenever he physically exerted himself (he had/has a paving company and worked with the crew) or when he got chilled - it was fall. It got progressively worse. We phoned emergency & the doc said to give him a couple aspirin and a hot water bottle - thought it was muscle spasms. The aspirin probably saved him as it turned out. He'd gone to emerg a couple times but by the time they checked him he was fine. Finally, after a particularly bad episode, I insisted that our doctor get him a stress test for his heart. Which he did immediately and later that day, my husband was admitted to the ccu. He was scheduled for a double bypass but because of his age, they opted for angioplasty instead - they had to get a doctor up from Chicago to do it as they couldn't go through his arm. They said it would last 6 - 18 months but it lasted 18 years! He did not take care of himself either. Then he had a quadruple bypass. He is still vastly overweight and hates exercise. But we found that one dose of Metamucil (or generic brand) brought his cholesterol levels to normal levels. He just had a stress test and everything around his heart is still good.<br />Hope it goes as well with you.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320507412459242451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-58662016141941977502011-01-04T06:29:01.989-08:002011-01-04T06:29:01.989-08:00good grief!! I almost had a panic attack just read...<b>good grief!!</b> I almost had a panic attack just reading this. . .<br /><br />. . .as you say, dear Joe, one day at a time - sometimes I live my life an hour at a time, and have even done it minute by minute<br /><br />I know the internet is full of helpful, useful information; this, by that Ralph Emerson guy, helps me:<br /><br /><i><b>"Today I will take it easy.</b></i> <br /><br /><i>"I will accept that I've made mistakes in the past. I will also accept that I did the best I could. Maybe I wish I had made different decisions or handled things differently. But wishes don't change the past. I can only begin making changes today. I will accept myself, knowing that I did my best. . .</i><br /><br /><i>I did what I thought I had to do.</i>"<br /><br />(you can tell I didn't write it - all those capital letters and full stops!!)<br /><br />so, take it easy today. . . and do what you can of what you know you need to do<br /><br />(-:<br /><br />hugs<br /><br />Xenglish inukshukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837926498247135299noreply@blogger.com