Health is wealth but it is so underrated, the only time it is rated is when one is sick, then you realise how much you've been enjoying before falling ill. Sometimes, it's true that we don't value certain things until we've lost them. If good health is missing then every other thing won't even matter, food, money, outings, work, sex, leisure activities, etc. All focus would be on getting better. It actually should be a normal thing to go for regular check up at the hospital but somehow it is not so common in this part of the world for many reasons. We often wait till our body starts to force us to go for one, it's better to prevent sickness than to cure any.
Check up isn't a thing where I grew up, it was strange to be honest. We only remember our health when we feel a persistent pain on a part of our body. Brought up and got used to administering drugs for ourselves because it worked for someone with similar symptoms then, it will work for the next person showing the symptoms. And then there's the religion part, actually a half truth or misconception. Believing prayer would heal, restore health is wrong when one hasn't even done their part to go for a checkup or met a doctor to get drugs administered. I am believer who believes in divine healing but firstly, it's our responsibility to be healthy and do everything it takes to be healthy or go back to being healthy. Do your part and God will do His.
I still need to cultivate the habit of going for check ups, I am aware of its benefits but finds it hard or don't even remember to do that. Just last Wednesday, I fell sick all of a sudden. It started as just headache then became worse over night when I was suppose to be studying for my last part that I had the next day. It was a lot of pains on several muscle and banging headache, I forced myself to read but I couldn't do much. Went for exam the next day and then stopped by the school health center to get drugs and also got two injections. It was malaria, the same one I refused to treat completely about 3 months ago. It can back strong and stubborn. I had to live with it for 4 days, sour throat, tasteless buds and really swollen eye bags. I couldn't enjoy nice food combos I prepared, bread and beans, rice and stew. My parents were so worried that they wanted me to travel back home immediately after exams but I dare not travel with sickness, travelling back home is a stress on it own.
I recovered after swallowing several bitter pills of the administered drugs from the school health center. I still felt dizzy occasionally for extra two days but way better than before. I knew exactly what health is wealth meant and it's true. I can't wait to travel home this week to get a real treatment for malaria. I don't ever want to fall sick again. Is it possible ?, very possible because I am willing to do whatever it takes. I came up with a sentence, a checkup keeps you 3 steps away from sickness. Having regular check up gives you update on your health, how your body works best, intakes to be increased or reduced.
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