Health

There is nothing more important in the world than health. When things go wrong, they go wrong pretty quickly and with little warning.

First you are confused. “I’ve never seen so much blood in my stool before! Is that normal?” Then you dismiss the whole thing. “It’s transitory. Stress, that’s it. I solved it. Now back to my daily routine.” Then you get scared. “Yikes! How do I get an appointment with my doctor? Wait, what’s his phone number again?”

And you go and he gives you medication and tells you to stay on a strict diet. And you do. And … still the same. "No, I think it’s actually getting worse. Damn it! I demand to see a specialist!” The specialist probes you, proclaims you might have X and gives you medication for it. You are completely blown away by his skills. You go home and you take the medicine and almost two weeks pass and ... no change. And the medication you were given is making you nauseous, so you’re not eating enough and so you start losing weight.

Even getting out of bed becomes difficult. But, eventually, you do, and you go...straight to the emergency room. There, it is decided that you should stay in hospital. An IV is attached to you and will not leave your side for about a week. During which, yes, you will finally learn what the hell is happening and that the specialist was wrong. And now you can die happy. Well, no, but you get the picture. And things gradually improve and you are allowed to go home and then you get the bill and…. My point is: take care of yourselves.