Well, it is a nice afternoon, but I got terrible news today.
A friend I've had since High School has passed away at their home.
They were very obese and had been sick with other things as well.
So, pretty day out here in CA, but a bit of a bummer because of that death.
The person has started using the gym and was trying to start to lose the weight.
Sigh!
Oh well, nobody survives life, but this has to be tormenting his mother.
Hi Guy. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. Prayers sent for his family and friends.
Reminds me of how I lost my oldest brother.
He didn't believe he was "obese", until I suggested that he calculate his excess weight in terms of bowling balls. The big ones!
Then he started on a program, and his graphic reminder was a sketch of the excess bowling balls, like a bar chart.
His plan was to X them out as he worked his way to health.
Apparently, coronary arterial occlusion had a different procedure to deal with the problem. By the time that problem had been recognized, the damage had been done.
Mom took it pretty hard. He had been a good son.
He'd been a good brother, too.
He liked to hug. I can still feel his embrace.
Life. Lessons sure come hard, even for those who pay attention.
Just remember you aren't standing alone.