Hi,
Good morning. Hope you had a great week. Good health is essential for a happy living. And it is necessary for everyone to give due importance to what one does towards obtaining and maintaining physical fitness. It is something which one ought to work for and not to expect to get it as a birth right. What if one is already going through an ailment, be it diabetes, or high blood pressure, or kidney failure or Arthritis? Thought I would share with you this week the story of Mr. Shad Ireland who is something of a medical marvel and a walking improbability. Here it goes....
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Story of Dialysis Defying Shad Ireland and The Promise He Made to Himself
Source: Internet info (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartHealth/story?id=8262651&page=1 )
Shad Ireland was born with healthy kidneys in May, 1972. Almost exactly eleven years later, in May, 1983, he and his mother got the news that those kidneys were now diseased. Shad eventually underwent two transplant operations. The first kidney transplant, at age 18, lasted for three years. The second transplant was unsuccessful. He was told he would probably only live until he was 25.
Then one day in 1993, he saw on TV a race he’d not seen before – a triathlon. He was captivated by the strength and determination the contestants in this difficult race exhibited and told his mother he would someday compete in that race. The road to meeting that goal wasn’t straight or easy. When he decided to do the triathlon, his biceps were too small, he could not walk two minutes on a treadmill, and he couldn’t pick up even 10 pounds. He promised himself that he would go for a workout and gain the physical fitness. He went to a gym. Within a year, he gained 42 pounds of muscle. In 2004, Shad finished his first triathlon – the world famous Ironman – in Lake Placid, New York. He was the first dialysis patient to ever do so. By beating the astronomical odds against him through sheer guts and perseverance, he became a swimming, biking and running symbol of courage and hope in the face of a serious health disorder.
Doctors predicted Shad would not live six months in the 1990s. But in 2009, at the age of 37, he biked from California to the steps of the U.S. Capital to draw attention to the 500,000 people with kidney failure living on dialysis in the US. Shad continues to compete. Ireland's physical feat might seem impossible to many, but doctors want their dialysis patients to think the opposite. It’s possible. It all started with a promise he made to himself.
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Is pressure of targets and the consequent heavy work load getting the better of us, making us tired, and leaving us with no time and energy for a physical fitness regime? Is there a solution in the problem itself? Could a physical fitness workout or a simple a morning walk or a pranayama for 30 minutes right in the home itself help us get the required energy to be able to run around more, achieve our targets better, and also lead a healthy and happy life? Yes, it requires a promise to oneself and a commitment to one’s own physical fitness. Is today a great day to make that promise? Why not?
The best for you always,
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com
Good morning. Hope you had a great week. Good health is essential for a happy living. And it is necessary for everyone to give due importance to what one does towards obtaining and maintaining physical fitness. It is something which one ought to work for and not to expect to get it as a birth right. What if one is already going through an ailment, be it diabetes, or high blood pressure, or kidney failure or Arthritis? Thought I would share with you this week the story of Mr. Shad Ireland who is something of a medical marvel and a walking improbability. Here it goes....
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Story of Dialysis Defying Shad Ireland and The Promise He Made to Himself
Source: Internet info (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartHealth/story?id=8262651&page=1 )
Shad Ireland was born with healthy kidneys in May, 1972. Almost exactly eleven years later, in May, 1983, he and his mother got the news that those kidneys were now diseased. Shad eventually underwent two transplant operations. The first kidney transplant, at age 18, lasted for three years. The second transplant was unsuccessful. He was told he would probably only live until he was 25.Then one day in 1993, he saw on TV a race he’d not seen before – a triathlon. He was captivated by the strength and determination the contestants in this difficult race exhibited and told his mother he would someday compete in that race. The road to meeting that goal wasn’t straight or easy. When he decided to do the triathlon, his biceps were too small, he could not walk two minutes on a treadmill, and he couldn’t pick up even 10 pounds. He promised himself that he would go for a workout and gain the physical fitness. He went to a gym. Within a year, he gained 42 pounds of muscle. In 2004, Shad finished his first triathlon – the world famous Ironman – in Lake Placid, New York. He was the first dialysis patient to ever do so. By beating the astronomical odds against him through sheer guts and perseverance, he became a swimming, biking and running symbol of courage and hope in the face of a serious health disorder.
Doctors predicted Shad would not live six months in the 1990s. But in 2009, at the age of 37, he biked from California to the steps of the U.S. Capital to draw attention to the 500,000 people with kidney failure living on dialysis in the US. Shad continues to compete. Ireland's physical feat might seem impossible to many, but doctors want their dialysis patients to think the opposite. It’s possible. It all started with a promise he made to himself.
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Is pressure of targets and the consequent heavy work load getting the better of us, making us tired, and leaving us with no time and energy for a physical fitness regime? Is there a solution in the problem itself? Could a physical fitness workout or a simple a morning walk or a pranayama for 30 minutes right in the home itself help us get the required energy to be able to run around more, achieve our targets better, and also lead a healthy and happy life? Yes, it requires a promise to oneself and a commitment to one’s own physical fitness. Is today a great day to make that promise? Why not?
The best for you always,
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com
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