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So I was in this usual late-night conversation with a good friend, and I was feeling like I was going to fall off my chair. Literally. I felt whoozy, then a major headache started to set in. I did not think it was something to be worried about, I have episodes like that every now and then. I decided to say goodnight, just the same. Went in my room and took my blood pressure (I have a monitor for that), and in words of Al Pacino in 'Scent Of A Woman', whoa! I was hypertensive.
My hand automatically grabbed my mobile and my fingers pressed the dial for my doctor and friend. Now this guy, I need to write a separate blog about because he is one of the most amazing people I have met in my life. Anyway, he answered in a sleepy tone so I said, 'sorry, doc, but my blood pressure is high, what do I do? I don't want to die without you here. I ate a loooottt tonight and crabs at that...'. I was babbling on and on. He calmly said, 'ang galing' (to my eating a lot, 'great job' with sarcasm) and to take this and that. So I did exactly what he said. Thankfully, the blood pressure eased. But not after the longest fifteen minutes of my life.
I thought of my kids, and what would become of them if I die. I thought of where my files for my insurance are, recalled what I put in my trusteeship (yes, I have one even if I don't have millions to leave when I finally go), and I gave in to the 'flashes of my life before my eyes' bit, like the ones in the movies when the characters are dying. What I saw, I will not divulge because through my blogs and social media posts I have already embarrassed myself enough.
I write about this because it is a milestone. And since I am into putting all the lessons learned in my life in pictures, like this page I like in social media, 'Humans of New York', I will state three lessons I learned from this episode; one, do not eat tons of crabs; two, do not take 'eating right' for granted; three, be thankful for the life you are given, especially for the people who make fun of your weight. Believe me, they will drive you crazy, but they care.
My hand automatically grabbed my mobile and my fingers pressed the dial for my doctor and friend. Now this guy, I need to write a separate blog about because he is one of the most amazing people I have met in my life. Anyway, he answered in a sleepy tone so I said, 'sorry, doc, but my blood pressure is high, what do I do? I don't want to die without you here. I ate a loooottt tonight and crabs at that...'. I was babbling on and on. He calmly said, 'ang galing' (to my eating a lot, 'great job' with sarcasm) and to take this and that. So I did exactly what he said. Thankfully, the blood pressure eased. But not after the longest fifteen minutes of my life.
I thought of my kids, and what would become of them if I die. I thought of where my files for my insurance are, recalled what I put in my trusteeship (yes, I have one even if I don't have millions to leave when I finally go), and I gave in to the 'flashes of my life before my eyes' bit, like the ones in the movies when the characters are dying. What I saw, I will not divulge because through my blogs and social media posts I have already embarrassed myself enough.
I write about this because it is a milestone. And since I am into putting all the lessons learned in my life in pictures, like this page I like in social media, 'Humans of New York', I will state three lessons I learned from this episode; one, do not eat tons of crabs; two, do not take 'eating right' for granted; three, be thankful for the life you are given, especially for the people who make fun of your weight. Believe me, they will drive you crazy, but they care.
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