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I was saddened this week about the passing of someone I didn' t know. In the past year, my boyfriend Joe has referred me to several of his friends. Most of the people I am referred to talk to me and start on a healthy change. One of Joe's friends, I will call Gordon, (not his real name) was about 65 or so. In his younger years he was a competitive body builder and continued to break records in the senior categories. Gordon and I were going to talk cleansing but he was always so busy and for whatever reason he didn't make it a priority. Six weeks ago, Gordon died a quick death from a brain tumor. He worked in a toxic industry and who knows if what I have could have saved him, we will never know.
Once a week, Gordon and the guys would get together for breakfast. At a breakfast in memory of Gordon, Joe, my boyfriend sat talking with Martin (not his real name either). Martin was concerned about his health. He was 58 years old, overweight and needed to do something. His health was getting out of control and he was worried. He mentioned he had just started at the gym. When Joe told him what I did for a living he expressed genuine interest and asked me to call him. I followed up immediately but when I called it wasn't a good time and he asked me to call back. I called back another day, got voice mail and left a message. I also sent an email. No response. Two weeks later at breakfast with the guys, he never mentioned my calls to Joe, so I dropped it. I don't want to harass someone who really isn't interested.
I put Martin on my monthly newsletter list and sent out my first newsletter to him on February 2nd. I received an email back from Martin's wife, asking that I remove Martin off the list because he died in January; she thanked me for my understanding. I was sickened. I went on line to find the obituary. From what I could infer, he died of a heart attack. Joe was not close with Martin and found out about his death through me. That evening I was so sad. I just thought about all those men who are not taking care of their health. They get carried away with career and the rat race and they are either lazy or uneducated about their health. I wondered if he knew that he was one bite away from a heart attack? Probably not. If he could have told the future would he have had fruit salad instead of eggs benny?
When bodies are young, they can bounce back from abuse but as we age the body isn't so resilient. This guy was teetering on the edge of making a change but didn't fully commit. It would have been so easy to make a small change that might have saved his life. I know there are so many others out there that this will happen to. I know I can help many of them if they are ready and open to it. His poor wife is left alone in what is supposed to be her golden years and his kids are now without a dad. I cried as I thought about how much they are all missing. If you know a man who cannot see his shoes for his belly and wants to make a change but doesn't know where to start or is feeling overwhelmed with the thought, this is a perfect person for me to speak with.
Once a week, Gordon and the guys would get together for breakfast. At a breakfast in memory of Gordon, Joe, my boyfriend sat talking with Martin (not his real name either). Martin was concerned about his health. He was 58 years old, overweight and needed to do something. His health was getting out of control and he was worried. He mentioned he had just started at the gym. When Joe told him what I did for a living he expressed genuine interest and asked me to call him. I followed up immediately but when I called it wasn't a good time and he asked me to call back. I called back another day, got voice mail and left a message. I also sent an email. No response. Two weeks later at breakfast with the guys, he never mentioned my calls to Joe, so I dropped it. I don't want to harass someone who really isn't interested.
I put Martin on my monthly newsletter list and sent out my first newsletter to him on February 2nd. I received an email back from Martin's wife, asking that I remove Martin off the list because he died in January; she thanked me for my understanding. I was sickened. I went on line to find the obituary. From what I could infer, he died of a heart attack. Joe was not close with Martin and found out about his death through me. That evening I was so sad. I just thought about all those men who are not taking care of their health. They get carried away with career and the rat race and they are either lazy or uneducated about their health. I wondered if he knew that he was one bite away from a heart attack? Probably not. If he could have told the future would he have had fruit salad instead of eggs benny?
When bodies are young, they can bounce back from abuse but as we age the body isn't so resilient. This guy was teetering on the edge of making a change but didn't fully commit. It would have been so easy to make a small change that might have saved his life. I know there are so many others out there that this will happen to. I know I can help many of them if they are ready and open to it. His poor wife is left alone in what is supposed to be her golden years and his kids are now without a dad. I cried as I thought about how much they are all missing. If you know a man who cannot see his shoes for his belly and wants to make a change but doesn't know where to start or is feeling overwhelmed with the thought, this is a perfect person for me to speak with.
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