This blog post holds true for all things in life. Possessions, relationships, jobs…….. sometimes you have to let go in order for something better to come in.
One of my guilty (okay, so I don’t really feel guilty about it but it seems like I should) summer pleasures is catching a few minutes of television during the day. Last week, I saw the last few segments of the show, My 600-Pound Life. In this episode, a super-morbidly obese woman was in the hospital and being considered for bariatric surgery. The surgeon was reticent, both because of the patient’s extreme size and her refusal to attempt to walk.
It was the latter issue that grabbed my attention.
There were several scenes shown that all followed the same pattern:
“You need to walk. It’s critical for your health and recovery.”
“I can’t walk. I just can’t do it. I’m not feeling well.”
“What’s wrong?”
“I just don’t feel well.”
“I’m going to get some people here to help you get up.”
After the nurses or EMTs were summoned, they…
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