TGISN (Sunday Night)

Back before I understood what it meant that You Only Live Once (YOLO for short), I preferred the weekend cuz it meant a break from my external responsibilities for a couple days. Now, I prefer the week.

I think I previously thought the big problems were solved. I no longer think that. On the personal front, we have a lot of work. Officially I had a cryptogenic stroke. That alone means we have a lot of work to do. “I dunno” should not be an acceptable answer, firstly. Secondly, why are strokes even still a threat? We get two chances to not be affected long-term:

1. The event itself.

2. The recovery.

As a result of the stroke I experienced, my entire life changed—which makes me lucky! I remember reading a while back that strokes shouldn’t even happen anymore, yet they do.

People eat too much salt and live in too hot of climates, and those threats are intensifying. Recently, I told a driver that extreme temperatures are a stroke risk factor, and he simply didn’t believe me.

And as a pale white, I’m more at risk of a stroke caused by heat. And so it’s making race an issue to even acknowledge the role skin color might play. But I digress again.

This illustrates — again — that we have a lot to do. I enjoyed the YouTube video of the guy who suggests we need UBI so we can focus on looking hot at the beach, but we can’t even stop strokes! We can’t even identify who’s at risk! Not to put too fine a point on it, but I went to the ER with my stroke, was told I worry too much, and sent home. That ain’t good!

But what matters here is a new week is starting, and there’s a lot to do!

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