Believe it or not

A British officer, Major Summerford, while fighting in the fields of Flanders in February 1918 was knocked off his horse by a flash of lightning and paralyzed from the waist down. Summerford retired and moved to Vancouver.

 One day in 1924, as he fished alongside a river, lightning hit the tree he was sitting under and paralyzed his right side. Two years later Summerford was sufficiently recovered that he was able to take walks in a local park. He was walking there one summer day in 1930 when a lightning bolt smashed into him, permanently paralyzing him.

He died two years later. But lightning sought him out one last time. Four years later, during a storm, lightning struck a cemetery and destroyed a tombstone. The deceased buried here? Major Summerford.

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Cholestrol

Counting Cholesterol

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) issued this data about adult guidelines for total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol (the bad stuff), and HDL cholesterol (the good stuff). These cholesterol numbers apply to people ages 20 to 74:

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Status
<200 td="">	Excellent
200-239	Borderline high
>240	High
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Status
<100 td="">	Excellent
100-129	Pretty good
130-159	Borderline high
160-189	High
>190	Very high
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Status
<40 td="">	Low
>60	High

Source: National Cholesterol Education Program

From Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition by Carol Ann Rinzler [with Martin W. Graf, MD]

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If only I knew

…..If I knew it would be the last time

That I see you walk out the door,

I would give you a hug and kiss

And call you back for one more…..

If I knew it would be the last time

I could spare an extra minute

To stop and say “I love you”,

Instead of assuming you would KNOW I do…..

…..Just in case…..

…..today is all I get,

I’d like to say how much I love you

And I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone young or old alike,

And today may be the last chance

You get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you’re waiting for tomorrow,

Why not do it today?

For if tomorrow never comes,

You’ll surely regret the day.

That you didn’t take that extra time

For a smile, a hug, or a kiss

And you were too busy to grant someone,

What turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today.

And whisper in their ear,

Tell them how much you love them

And that you’ll always hold them dear.

Take time to say, “I’m sorry”

“Please forgive me”, “Thank you”, or “It’s okay”

And if tomorrow never comes,

You’ll have no regrets about today.  

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