Long Weekends & Life Reminders: You Never Know...[1of2]
Life can change in a heartbeat. We work hard, we hustle, but are we really living?
I learned this the hard way during an Easter long weekend in 2021. What started as a suspected case of appendicitis turned out to be acute #pancreatitis triggered by undiagnosed (asymptomatic) type 2 #diabetes .
I spent a week in the hospital, hooked up to IV drips and a heart monitor. I couldn't eat anything beyond broth and jello, a far cry from the great food they had, like shepherd's pie and all the healthy stuff like brown rice with beef and broccoli!
My Wake-Up Call
This experience shook me to my core:
1. I was active and in good shape. Yet, I faced a serious health crisis.
2. Life is precious and unpredictable. We're not invincible.
3. We work to live, not the other way around.