March 7, 2009
Dale’s Death Was A Shock
Dale’s Story Could Be Yours As Well!
I want you to pay more attention to your own and and your family’s health.
I want you to NEVER have this situation happen to you.
And I NEVER want another young wife and the children to have this happen to them, life is way too important!
Last month my brother-in-law, Dale, suddenly fell over dead at age 55. What a shock it was to our family.
Dale reminds me of my friend Art, I mean Art reminds me of Dale, because they both had started over with a new wife and a young family.
Because his wife needed some free time, Dale took the two kids with him to the mountains, where they often stayed for the weekend. The three brothers have a house that they inherited from their dad when he died in 2007. The sad thing is, because the purpose of the trip was to give his wife a break, she was not there when he died. . . what a hard thing for her to swallow!
Dale had been outside chopping wood and doing other things he always did when he went up to the house, but nothing that he wasn’t used to doing, when he started complaining that he was feeling ill. So he went into the house and laid down for a rest.
When Dale woke up from the nap, he still felt crummy but got up anyway. He sat down on the sofa and visited with his brother for awhile. Suddenly, he grabbed his chest and fell forward. The medics said he was dead before he hit the floor. It was a miracle that this didn’t happen when he was driving home with the kids in the car.
It was a complete shock to all of us; that is, until we found out he had been complaining of chest pains since Christmas. He thought it was just a pain in his shoulder and did not think it had anything to do with his heart.
Also, he had been complaining at times that he had indigestion as well as frequently saying his angina was acting up. We also learned that he was at the hospital the weekend before with his married daughter and her daughter, and that he had been complaining of chest pain then but never said a word to the doctor.
I tell you all this for a reason! I want you to recognize right now that, if you don’t learn anything else, you need to pay attention to any heart issues and warning signs your body gives you.
We need to know when to go to the doctor and when we don’t need to. Dale never saw the doctor about his warning signs, at least as far as we can tell, because he did not recognize the pain for what they were. He was a tough man and just thought the pain was due to getting older. He didn’t see it as a warning.
So please, all of you strong men out there in the Internet world, especially those who just bear the pain and think you don’t need to go to the doctor, please take a look at the message in this posting.
Do NOT be so tough that you don’t go see a doctor when you get warning signals that something might be wrong with you. It’s better to be safe than sorry when it’s in your family’s best interest to check on it!
Because Dale ignored the warnings, he now has a 36 year old widow and a 5 year old son, one that Dale always wanted and enjoyed very much, who will not be doing things with dad any more (such things as Dale had always wanted to do). He also left behind their 5 year old adopted daughter who has shaken baby syndrome. She adored her dad and needs a father very much.
And to top it all, Dale never purchased life insurance; not even mortgage insurance or insurance that pays off loans if a spouse dies. He had all the toys, bells, and whistles he wanted, yet he had no insurance to care for his family after he passed. He died because he ignored his own health and the warning his body gave him.
Please appreciate the importance of this message and take it personally to heart.
