A New Beginning

Hello Friends!!

It's been quite a while since I've inflicted you with any of my thoughts or concerns so I think it's time again! This entry is sort of an 'off the cuff' rambling, though I suspect it will eventually make sense, it may be prone to not doing so initially. Fore warned is fore armed!!

A while back I put an entry on Facebook regarding a new vitamin supplement that I was involved with. Well, I will start today by saying how incredibly this is working for me! Many of you probably don't know that about 8 months ago I was diagnosed with spinal arthritis. At the time I went to the Dr. to discuss an uncomfortable 'twinge' in my chest. Being a practicing hypochondriac, I was sure I was dying of some disease. I am not! That's the good news. The bad news is that the arthritis will not get better, but in fact will get worse as time goes on. I was given exercises to do, (yeah right!) and also given some heavy duty pills to take once a day. I did some research on the meds and found that the side effects are MUCH worse than the arthritis symptoms, so I set about trying to find another option. Anyone who knows me knows that exercise will be the last resort. Besides, I'm proud of my 'Reuben-esque' figure!

Now about that time I met a wonderful doctor, (God does put people in your life when/if you need them), who I now refer to as "Dr. Paul". He's not only a great Dr., but also become a great friend. He is the one who introduced me to the vitamins and he took the time to explain to me how and why they will work. I thought to myself, "Taking vitamins is much better than any exercise I could do, because you don't sweat taking vitamins", so I started my daily regime. I purchased a month's supply at the time, fully expecting no results. People, sometimes being wrong is a WONDERFUL thing!!!! It's been about three months of vitamin therapy, (my definition and no one else's), and let me tell you, I FEEL GREAT!!!!! Dr. Paul told me it would take about three or four months before my body would reap the benefits of the vitamins. He was so right!! My flexibility is back. No aches or pains at all. Oh sure every once in a while if I turn wrong or bend weird I get a twinge, but nothing compared to before! This is not a sales pitch by any stretch, but if anyone out there reading this wants to benefit as I did, just drop me a note. I'll give you a phone number to call and you can purchase, (very inexpensively I might add), a monthly supply.

Now, onto another subject, which is sort of related, but not really.

I just lost a cousin of mine. He was a very wonderful man and friend. He went into the hospital for a relatively minor procedure and two days later, he was dead. They say it was a heart attack. I initially wasn't bothered by the information, but as I thought about it, it disturbed me.

It disturbed me that someone so young (in his sixties) could be taken, without notice or indication, in the blink of an eye. Heck, I'm almost there, (sixties I mean), and frankly it's a very sobering thought. It makes you take stock of your life and place more importance on family and friends, rather than material things and 'stuff'.

So, my request for all of you, (you didn't think that there would be homework, huh??), is to take stock of your life. Stop the petty, unimportant stuff and try to make a difference in your life by starting to treat the people you love and care about better. That includes you! By doing this it will make things a whole lot easier when you're gone for all the people that knew and loved you.

Get to work!! You have a task!

I'm outta here!!

Byeeeeeee