kwormann
02-03-2001, 06:20 PM
I thought you would be the group most interested in this story.
My wonderful Aunt Sandy had emergengy surgery yesterday. She is 57 years young and the coolest adult I know. She stated eating healthy before it was "vogue". She jogs, blades, walkes, lifts, and bikes. She and my Uncle have, several times, disasembled their bikes, hopped a plane to Germany, and rode the countryside. I absolutely adore her.
Friday she was having masive cramps. They put her in the hospital for observation. By early this morning she was bloated, temp had dropped to 94 and she had almost no blood pressure. Upon opening her up, they discovered she was bleeding from her small intestine. They had to take 2/3 of it. For those who don't know, the small intestine is crucial for the absorption of nutrients. They will be able to reconstruct her intestine, but it will be up to a year before they can attempt it. To get nutrients into her body, my active aunt will have to be in an IV for a year.
The moral of this story??? The doctor said if she hadnt been taking such good care of herself all of these years, she wouldnt have survived.
I guess I wanted to kick those of us (me included) who have a hard time staying on track. I know there are those of you who are so dedicated...I admire you. I am not one of those, but after losing my father at 50 (NOT healthy) and almost losing my aunt, I hope to be scared into being more dedicated.
Not only can healthy living help you live longer, it can help you survive those unexpected illnesses.
"Food" for thought,
Kim
My wonderful Aunt Sandy had emergengy surgery yesterday. She is 57 years young and the coolest adult I know. She stated eating healthy before it was "vogue". She jogs, blades, walkes, lifts, and bikes. She and my Uncle have, several times, disasembled their bikes, hopped a plane to Germany, and rode the countryside. I absolutely adore her.
Friday she was having masive cramps. They put her in the hospital for observation. By early this morning she was bloated, temp had dropped to 94 and she had almost no blood pressure. Upon opening her up, they discovered she was bleeding from her small intestine. They had to take 2/3 of it. For those who don't know, the small intestine is crucial for the absorption of nutrients. They will be able to reconstruct her intestine, but it will be up to a year before they can attempt it. To get nutrients into her body, my active aunt will have to be in an IV for a year.
The moral of this story??? The doctor said if she hadnt been taking such good care of herself all of these years, she wouldnt have survived.
I guess I wanted to kick those of us (me included) who have a hard time staying on track. I know there are those of you who are so dedicated...I admire you. I am not one of those, but after losing my father at 50 (NOT healthy) and almost losing my aunt, I hope to be scared into being more dedicated.
Not only can healthy living help you live longer, it can help you survive those unexpected illnesses.
"Food" for thought,
Kim