If health is gone, everything is gone. I learned that the hard way. I had been working nightshift for 6 years now and I am guilty of not taking care of myself all these years. I am always sleep-deprived, I eat a lot of carbs and sugar loaded food, I don't exercise and I don't drink enough water.
I thought I am healthy, I don't feel anything bad. I did not notice that I am gaining a lot of weight. Until one day, I had a flu. I was not able to go to work because of my cough and colds. I needed to submit a medical certificate to my superior so I had an appointment with a doctor. She diagnosed me with pneumonia. I told her it's impossible that I had pneumonia because my cough just started the night before my appointment with her. I then requested for a chest x-ray. She then sent me to the x-ray laboratory for the scan. After 2 hours I got the result. I was clear from pneumonia but there is a finding in the results that I have Cardiomegaly or heart enlargement. According to my Doctor, it was caused by High blood pressure. Imagine, am not even aware that I am hypertensive, because I did not feel anything bad, I felt okay and strong.
Everything bad that I did to my self flashed back. How I regretted my actions in the past. I regretted taking my health for granted. How I wish I can go back and regain my health. Now I am spending money for my maintenance medicine, which I needed to take on a daily basis, for life. How I wish I can go back and change my lifestyle, change my eating habits. How I wish I can go back and change everything. I wrote this to warn you guys. Health is important. We needed to be healthy physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Health is a great treasure. Be happy, happiness contributes a lot to our well being. Remember, the most expensive bed in the world is a hospital bed.