It felt like a dental office. Therefore, I wasn’t prepared when I opened the door and saw him sleeping peacefully in a hospital bed. I cried.
I wouldn’t call it a phobia. I would definitely call it a fear. Since the moment I knew I loved him I have worried about him. Since the day my sons were born I worried about them. Now, I worry about their loved ones along with them. That’s a lot of worry.
It used to be more consuming. I had trouble letting go of the worry.
It might be from growing up with a mother that was extremely ill from the time I was five until she passed away when I was twenty-two. I learned to worry and at times, to feel helpless.
Mid-life brings with it may gifts. One of them is that we can learn to come to terms with our childhood demons. As a matter of fact, if we don’t deal with them they can consume us.
My way of coming to terms with my worries around our health is plainly to do everything I can about it and then let go.
Hence, when the Dr. came in to tell us that the colonoscopy was completely clear and that my darling husband of 27 years is a perfectly healthy specimen, it all paid off.
The Dr. listed what we need to do to maintain our health. Eat healthy fresh foods whenever possible. Don’t eat more than 2-3 servings of red meat each week. Be active. Check, check, check!
So, if you or someone you love is over fifty please have the “colonverstaion” with them. Speak with your Doctor. I did.
Please visit: colonversation.ca for details.
Take care.
I wouldn’t call it a phobia. I would definitely call it a fear. Since the moment I knew I loved him I have worried about him. Since the day my sons were born I worried about them. Now, I worry about their loved ones along with them. That’s a lot of worry.
It used to be more consuming. I had trouble letting go of the worry.
It might be from growing up with a mother that was extremely ill from the time I was five until she passed away when I was twenty-two. I learned to worry and at times, to feel helpless.
Mid-life brings with it may gifts. One of them is that we can learn to come to terms with our childhood demons. As a matter of fact, if we don’t deal with them they can consume us.
My way of coming to terms with my worries around our health is plainly to do everything I can about it and then let go.
Hence, when the Dr. came in to tell us that the colonoscopy was completely clear and that my darling husband of 27 years is a perfectly healthy specimen, it all paid off.
The Dr. listed what we need to do to maintain our health. Eat healthy fresh foods whenever possible. Don’t eat more than 2-3 servings of red meat each week. Be active. Check, check, check!
So, if you or someone you love is over fifty please have the “colonverstaion” with them. Speak with your Doctor. I did.
Please visit: colonversation.ca for details.
Take care.
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Thanks so much for helping to spread the word.
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