So my wife gets a phone call last night from someone she works with that says "did you hear that ****** passed away a couple hours ago?". Well my wife is the supervisor at her work and she responds with "no, no one has contacted me about anything." And then she proceeds to start making calls about this person who has supposedly just dropped dead.
After a few calls that shed no light, her phone starts ringing constantly. Apparently the right people have confirmed that the rumor is true and the network is starting to disperse the info. After this goes on for a while my wife walks in and starts telling about how weird it is that this person just drops dead to the floor, no warning, no illness and had been at work just 4 hours prior, in a chipper mood.
As I start trying to in my head picture who this person was my wife starts rattling off the details, 41 year old mother of 3 kids under the age of 13. About 5' 3' tall and weighs 250 lbs, and, WHOA WAIT A MINUTE? Her? I remember her. The poster person for the "going to drop dead of a heart attack at any moment" person. The one that's 125 lbs overweight, smokes, and eats fried food like it's the only cooking method invented? HER?
In no way does any of these things lessen the tragedy for her family and friends. My wife was no less upset even considering knowing about this ladies issues. But see here's the thing, can ANYBODY be SURPRISED that this happened? Stunned, yes. Surprised? My reaction was how did she live this long?
I mean no disrespect to her and anyone that may have her characteristics, but the tragedy here is not that she passed away suddenly. The tragedy is that she chose a selfish , unhealthy lifestyle and because of that 3 children have no mom at home. Weight Control, and trying to live a healthier lifestyle are things you have some control over.
Healthy is a "CHOICE" in most instances. Some illnesses can not be helped, but this death isn't one of them. This could have been stopped or at least delayed by simply deciding that good health is something you can chose to have.
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Just a few thoughts....
ReplyDelete...what percent of the North American population is trying to lose weight?
...What percent of the world is going to bed tonight without an idea of if they will be able to eat tomorrow ?
...Preventable tradigies...huuum...sort of like forced seat belt usage. Will we see government mandated dietary constraints?
...as our country is moving towards government managed health care for everyone (now, it is just for most of the populace over 65) will we find that your BMI will be part of your tax rate ??? The more you weigh, the more you pay in taxes?
...What causes more deaths in the U.S.? Obesity or illegal drug use?
...food for thought, er wait, food for thought is poor choice of words here