Live and learn, or maybe more appropriately, learn and live. I’ve benefited from many teachable moments throughout this ordeal. Some of them are life saving, some are insights into relationships and some have to do with knitting. Leave it to a knit blogger to tie a heart attack to knitting! Here is what I’ve learned:
1. Learn what triglycerides are. Unlike the dietary fat you learn about in regard to cholesterol level, triglycerides are a kind of fat that is made by your body. And cutting out fatty foods won’t control them. Whenever you eat more calories than your body can handle, even if it’s good food like lean meat or veggies, your body turns the excess into triglycerides, a fatty substance, in your blood. Although his cholesterol was under control, C’s triglyceride level was seven times the normal rate, presumably due to the entire bag of candy he consumed prior to his "event."
2. You can be having a heart attack with very few symptoms. He only had chest pain in the centre of his chest, none of this radiating to his arms or jaw. Any symptoms need checking out.
3. I physically shake after being given bad news.
4. He is sick of telling his story and listening to others; I need to tell it and hear others’ experiences.
5. There is such a thing as too much knitting. You, probably like me, knit to deal with stress. When your wrist swells, turns red, and is excruciatingly painful, it is time to take a break, get out the ice packs and put on a wrist brace.
How about a Marina picture, getting to the very top of the body.
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