My Life

Just last month, my eldest brother, Kuya Mon, had a heart attack!  He’s just in his early 40’s and yet he was struck by this illness like a thief!  I can say that the Lord is really great because he gave my brother another chance to live.  They said that people who had a heart attack at an early age don’t usually make it.

And you know what was the cause according to the doctors? — It was because of his SMOKING!  Admittedly, my Kuya is a chain-smoker.  And now that he had just undergone Angioplasty, this was the exact words that he said to me yesterday when I visited him after his operation, "Atche, I will not smoke even in my 300th lifetime!".  With teary eyes I told him "You really shouldn’t! And you have to change your lifestyle! Kuya, I’m just glad that you’re ok now".  Then I squeezed his right hand to let him know how thankful I am that he’s alive! I didn’t want to see my brother in that condition but there’s nothing I can do.  I just did what I thought was right:  offer prayers and be by his side to support him in his agony.

Because of this, Alex and I realized that we should start thinking about tomorrow, clean up ourselves and live a healthy life.  We already have a child who depend on us and thus we would like to be a good example to him.

As early as now, we should all think of living a healthly life.  Not just for ourselves, but for the people we love.  Anyway, here are some tips on how to control the risk of Heart Disease:

• Stop Smoking!
• Get Active
• Limit Alcohol Consumption
• Watch What You Eat
• Maintain adequate dietary potassium, calcium and magnesium intake.
• Reduce saturated fats and cholesterol to stay away from heart disease.

X’cess:  To all the people who offered special masses and loving prayers for my Kuya Mon, my sincerest thanks to you!!  Your support is greatly appreciated!

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