Strong & Delicate Organs Part 5

People often take many things for granted and over indulge in material items. We cannot take material items with us to heaven, and they do not bring true happiness. The best life experiences and best memories will always be from when we are helping others and doing activities we enjoy.

Learn from other people's mistakes to make your life smoother. And from my stories, I hope you will be reminded of how fragile our vital organs can be damaged fast.

Always make time for your friends and family every day. Enjoy sports and your favorite activities on a regular basis no matter how busy life gets for you. And in the end, you will have no regrets about how you lived your life.

Best wishes for a wonderful life filled with much happiness and great health. :)

Strong & Delicate Organs Part 4

Recently on the news I heard results from a study that looked at the health of married couples. It showed that 80% of guys will leave their wife if she gets really sick. That number is huge! The study also showed that the majority of wives will stay with their husband if he gets really sick. Just the opposite.

That news story reminded me of the main reason why I'm single now. The love of my life left because he once said it's not good to have organ pain. Even though we were not married, I think that news story illustrates that it's even easier for unmarried guys to leave.

In the beginning of my relationship with D, I thought he was okay with knowing that I still had organ pain occasionally. When we first met I physically could not run. We visited a state park one time, got attacked by mosquitoes, and I could not run back to the car. My spleen kept tightening up and the liver was also very sore. He walked fast with me while the mosquitoes continued to bite through our clothes despite us putting on a bunch of DEET repellent about an hour before we started hiking.

While we were together, I started taking a bunch of supplements. My health improved significantly after just a few months. D also saw how my health improved, and we were together when I discovered that I was strong and healthy enough to run again. We were hiking again, but this time it started to rain when we were about 1 1/2 to 2 miles away from the car. I ran almost the entire way, and was bursting with happiness because I physically could run again. The only times I stopped running were to briefly catch my breath.

Even though I was very healthy except for mild organ pain sometimes, all the other good things just were not enough to keep us together. Being unique is really hard sometimes. Guys simply do not want to go out with anyone who has organ pain.

In February 2002 at the age of 24, my life changed forever in a few seconds. Because of that I will most likely be single forever, but I do not care anymore. Organ pain is something I will most likely have to live with for the rest of my life. I'm okay with it because I'm super thankful to have the abilities to ski, race, inline skate, help take care of my disabled brother daily, and do many other activities I enjoy. Plus, I have great friends; some of which are just like family.

Strong & Delicate Organs Part 3

Thanks to certain supplements I healed myself and became healthier than what I ever thought was possible after the skiing accident. Even though my organs are in good health they will always be susceptible to getting sore easily. I think the impact from hitting the wood post right across my abdomen made those organs permanently more fragile. They can get stressed out easier while exercising, and it's probably their way of protecting themselves from future severe injuries.

For almost 8 years now it's been a roller coaster with trying to do abdominal exercises. Some days it's very frustrating when my organs get sore from doing the activities I enjoy most (inline skating, skiing, and little exercises at home). All I can do though is rest those sore organs, and a few days later get back to exercising the way I want to so I can become stronger and build up the endurance in those extra fragile organs.

When you have a goal you really want to accomplish, it's easy to keep hope alive and continue trying even if it takes years to fully succeed.

Strong & Delicate Organs Part 2

The saying 'we never know what we have until it's gone' is so true. Even when we do not take special things and life for granted, anything huge can dramatically change a life in just a few seconds. Another line I like is from one of my brother's favorite movies: 'it's the experiences that count; and in the end the experiences are all we have.'

Shortly after the skiing accident I used to wonder why some people never exercise. They have the ability to exercise and better take care of their body, but just never make the effort to get started. I was suffering with excruciating pain, unable to exercise, and physically could not enjoy my favorite sports to the fullest. It took many years of slowly building back up my strength and the ability to ski and inline skate as fast as I want to go anytime. Supplements played a huge part in boosting my health back up to good much faster, but I also had to do my part with continuing to exercise and eating healthy. I think if a person has the physical ability to exercise and keep their body strong, they should make an effort to exercise regularly even if it's just 10 minutes a day a few days a week.

Being physically fit played a tremendously huge role in helping to save my life. We never know when we might have to rely on our physical strength to assist us with life and daily tasks.

Strong & Delicate Organs Part 1

All organs in the human body are strong yet very fragile. They miraculously perform thousands of tasks to keep us healthy and alive for sometimes more than a hundred years. We often take them for granted and do not think about them unless we or someone close to us experiences pain.

From personal experience I know how easily and how fast organs can be damaged. When a person is traveling around 20 to 25 mph it does not seem like you are moving very fast. Inside a safe vehicle, a crash at that those speeds only seems minor. But when you hit an object with your body at those speeds it's enough to kill a person almost instantly. I'm the exception because I lived, but others are not so lucky. At any moment your life could be over yet daily living is often ordinary, sometimes boring, and not always very meaningful. If more people would make time to enjoy life on a regular basis and help others more often, then this world would be a much better place. Or, at least the lives of more people would be greatly improved.