Proven and tested, health is wealth

July 12, 2019

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  Hi po DJ Chloe,

  I’m a big fan of yours, nagmessage po ako para mag-ask ng advice. Naguguluhan po po kasi ako, I really don’t know what to do. Five (5) months ago na-diagnose po ako na may rheumatic heart disease ako. Inadvice po ng doctor ko na magrest na for good dahil malala na daw po ‘yung sakit ko, hindi na daw po kaya ng meds and surgery. Makakasama daw po kapag nagwork pa ako. Pero nahihirapan po ako iwan ‘yung work ko. I’ve been working in this company for 10 years. Hindi po madaling iwanan, masaya po ako kapag nasa trabaho ako kahit papano nakakalitmutan ko po na may malaki akong problem. And big help din po pag may work ako meron po akong panggastos para sa sarili ko. Dahil ako lang po mag-isa sa buhay. Hindi po ako makapagdecide, DJ Chloe. Sana po matulungan niyo po ako. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

  Sincerely,

  Ms.Lea

  Hi Lea,

  I asked you if may symptoms ka na before and you said yes but you ignored it. See, this is the thing about procrastination. Hindi lang tayo nagpo-procrastinate sa trabaho. Even with our health we also don’t prioritize the little things we feel thinking it will just go away, or maybe because we are afraid to know the truth. I was also once like this. I have symptoms, I ignore them, I know I’m sick of something, but I’m afraid of doctors and I’m afraid of knowing anything that might scare the shit out of me. Until nag boomerang sa akin, and ending…surgery. Now, I make it a point to not miss my medical appointments because God has been so good to me when He gave me a new lease in life, I try my best to see my doctors and get all the tests done na kailangan kong gawin to ensure that I am doing okay. I have kids and they need me to be okay. So to everyone, you know it to yourself when something is wrong. Women should get pap smears yearly specially if you’re sexually active, 40 years above should be getting a yearly mammogram, and at least once a year magpageneral check-up, blood works to know your cholesterol , FBS uric acids, thyroid hormones and who knows what else na doctor lang ang makaka-interpret. We owe it to ourselves na alam natin ang state ng health natin and if there’s something wrong, the earlier you know what’s wrong the better chances of getting well and eradicating the problem. Now back to you, you were advised to rest, DO IT. Dear, ang tagal na na sarili mo lang sinunod mo at hindi ka nagpatingin, wala naman masama sumunod sa doctor. I was also advised to rest, I followed my doctors’ orders. I am thankful sinunod ko mga doctor ko. I know what you’re thinking, sayang ang sweldo, and so on and so forth. Kakailanganin mo pa ba ‘yan pag tegibella ka na? Remember, no matter how much you love your company, the moment you can’t work anymore they will just hire a new one and you will just be a memory. May this serve as a reminder to everyone. We won’t be young and strong forever. Consider getting a life insurance to think about retirement and while you can afford to pay for it, something that has protection and is also earning while you’re paying. Some people will say lugi ka daw, paano ka lugi kung protektado ka? Eh di sana ngayon na may sakit ka na at ‘di ka na makaka trabaho may makukuha ka kung insured ka? You know, total and permanent disability, critical illnesses like cancer, stroke, death (your beneficiaries will get the death benefit) in case you die, your family gets something, umiiyak na nga sila, gumastos pa sa’yo, nawalan pa ng breadwinner…? Paano na sila? To be born is a miracle, to die is certain. There are so many insurance companies now with very good retirement/investment and protection packages. Start considering of getting one.

  

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