Day 10 - your physical constitution
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forest_choirSorry. I couldn't resist!
I was always a healthy kid.
Never had an ear infection. Never broke a bone.
Rarely got sick.
But when I was 8, I landed badly while doing gymnastics in Phys Ed. They had another student help me to the school nurse's office. Mrs. Householder pronounced, "Well if you can walk on it, it's probably not broken."
The wisdom of the time was that sprains were no big thing. My parents couldn't afford visits to the doctor unless it was something major, so we did what rural folks do: we soaked it it Epsom salts, iced the sprain, and wrapped my ankle in an Ace bandage so I could walk.
My ankle hasn't been right since.
I've sprained it at least once a year for the past 40 years. It hurts when it rains or snows and dumps me on the pavement when I get tired.
In my 30s, I was a member of a healthy living community on LJ. Someone there commented that they'd moved away from home, were eating healthier, and were sicker than they'd ever been in their life. The first commenter suggested Celiac Disease. I googled the symptoms and commented back, "I think you just saved my life."
I've been gluten free for nearly a decade now and am enjoying the fact that food doesn't make me sick.
I've lost both fallopian tubes over the years, leaving me unable to conceive without IVF, which I'm not willing to do.
I have depression and anxiety.
But I'm relatively healthy otherwise.
Heart, lungs, and other organs are working well.
The Meme:
Day 01 – Introduction
Day 02 – Your first love
Day 03 – Your parents
Day 04 – What you ate today
Day 05 – Your definition of love
Day 06 – Your day
Day 07 – Your best friend
Day 08 – A moment
Day 09 – Your beliefs
Day 10 – Your physical constitution
Day 11 – Your siblings
Day 12 – What's in your bag?
Day 13 – This week
Day 14 – What you wore today
Day 15 – Your dreams
Day 16 – Your first kiss
Day 17 – Your favourite memory
Day 18 – Your favourite birthday
Day 19 – Something you regret
Day 20 – This month
Day 21 – Another moment
Day 22 – Something that upsets you
Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 – Something that makes you cry
Day 25 – A first
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favourite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your aspirations
Day 30 – One last moment
I was always a healthy kid.
Never had an ear infection. Never broke a bone.
Rarely got sick.
But when I was 8, I landed badly while doing gymnastics in Phys Ed. They had another student help me to the school nurse's office. Mrs. Householder pronounced, "Well if you can walk on it, it's probably not broken."
The wisdom of the time was that sprains were no big thing. My parents couldn't afford visits to the doctor unless it was something major, so we did what rural folks do: we soaked it it Epsom salts, iced the sprain, and wrapped my ankle in an Ace bandage so I could walk.
My ankle hasn't been right since.
I've sprained it at least once a year for the past 40 years. It hurts when it rains or snows and dumps me on the pavement when I get tired.
In my 30s, I was a member of a healthy living community on LJ. Someone there commented that they'd moved away from home, were eating healthier, and were sicker than they'd ever been in their life. The first commenter suggested Celiac Disease. I googled the symptoms and commented back, "I think you just saved my life."
I've been gluten free for nearly a decade now and am enjoying the fact that food doesn't make me sick.
I've lost both fallopian tubes over the years, leaving me unable to conceive without IVF, which I'm not willing to do.
I have depression and anxiety.
But I'm relatively healthy otherwise.
Heart, lungs, and other organs are working well.
The Meme:
Day 02 – Your first love
Day 03 – Your parents
Day 04 – What you ate today
Day 05 – Your definition of love
Day 06 – Your day
Day 07 – Your best friend
Day 08 – A moment
Day 09 – Your beliefs
Day 10 – Your physical constitution
Day 11 – Your siblings
Day 12 – What's in your bag?
Day 13 – This week
Day 14 – What you wore today
Day 15 – Your dreams
Day 16 – Your first kiss
Day 17 – Your favourite memory
Day 18 – Your favourite birthday
Day 19 – Something you regret
Day 20 – This month
Day 21 – Another moment
Day 22 – Something that upsets you
Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 – Something that makes you cry
Day 25 – A first
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favourite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your aspirations
Day 30 – One last moment
