I’m healthy!
We went to visit my folks yesterday as it was my dad’s birthday. We met at the beach and Jodie had her first dip in the sea! Last time we went she was a bit scared but this time she just strolled in! She was really slobbery again and kept running over to random people and soaking them. One girl in particular was really well dressed and Jodie covered her posh jeans in slobber. It was so embarrassing.
Then we went back to my parents’ house for lots of cups of tea. My mum made a cake for my dad and did her usual ‘it’s probably horrible so you don’t have to eat it’. It was fine. I’m sure it would have been even better if she didn’t add extra flour to it to make it bigger!
My family are quite strange. We spent ages taking our blood pressure with a home kit, and talking about diseases and body problems - like you do. It made me feel queasy but it also made me feel a lot better about myself. Lately, I have been imagining that I’m going to get ill. I keep worrying about lumps and tumours and heart attacks. James thinks I’m mad. I never used to be like this. Maybe it’s just part of my recent anxiety thing. I get myself all worried about any slight twinge, pain or headache. It’s stupid really because we don’t really have cancer or heart attacks in the family, I eat pretty healthily and I don’t drink much. It turns out that my blood pressure is really good. My pulse is a bit high but that’s just because I’m unfit at the moment and I know it won’t take much to lower it.
My sister was talking about her back problems and the extensive physiotherapy she’s been having. I feel so bad for her. She’s in so much pain due to some kind of misalignment in her spine. Computer work really causes her discomfort which is bad for her as she’s a graphic artist. I’ve never experienced anything like that. I get a sore shoulder if I use a mouse, but it’s fine now because I use a laptop these days. But a sore shoulder is nothing compared to what my sister gets. It made me realise how lucky I am. I have a really healthy body and I should respect it. I need to stop worrying about what could happen to me and make the most of what I have.
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