What have you been working on?
For the past year, specifically, I have been working to improve my health. When last I was in hospital, for a colonoscopy, the attending doctor was dictating patient notes into a recorder just behind me, though I don’t think he realized that I was awake . He started each patient’s notes by saying, “An otherwise healthy.”.. then he described the patient and their issues. When he got to my notes, he began by saying, “An otherwise UNHEALTHY…”. This one word lit a fire under my pooper and ever since then, I’ve been striving for better health, mostly through diet, because it’s the only thing that I have any control over. I was underweight at the time and likely undernourished. I drastically changed my diet to include far more fruits and vegetables and far less red meat and dairy,and it’s working. My weight is back where it should be, as is my energy, and I’ve seen more physical improvements, too. For instance, I’ve finally, after 9 years of stroke recovery, been able to balance myself while standing ,and for the first time in 9 years, I’m walking without my ankle foot orthotic brace. This means I’m walking more often. Those are two HUGE improvements that I’m currently working to improve even more.
Next month, I will be getting my yearly flu shot along with the newest Covid vaccine, and I will book a check-up with my family doctor and finally get blood work done .I’ve been putting off my blood work for far too long.
This was my New Year’s resolution this year, and I’m very proud to report that I’m still going. I will get healthier by medical standards or die trying 😆.