@nessy your post and the courage and willingness to be open about your recent health challenges is both greatly admired and appreciated.
While i don't currently share your lived experience, i am also north of 50 and do my best to stay active and reasonably physically healthy.
Although I must confess I probably stick my head in the sand a little with respect to the old ticker and other plumbing, figuring if I can run 8kms and handle a gym class i'm A-OK.
Your message to your Straw Family is a timely reminder to take nothing for granted, get regular check-ups on the age appropriate stuff, and never go so far down the stock worm-hole that you neglect your greater wealth of your health. One is basically meaningless without the other to be able tk enjoy it.
Thank you for having the courage to put it out there and renmind us fellow middle-agers what matters and what's important.
Really hope the orocedure goes well for you mate.
Cheers @Randy
@nessy , thanks for sharing and the reminder that goes with that sharing. Hope that all goes well and continues to go well for you thereafter.
"My message to my fellow Strawpeople is to make sure you don't just do a deep dive into the companies you are investing in, but also into your own health so you can really reap the rewards of that good investing way down the track."
That should be simple common sense, but permanent execution, not just a one-off focus when drama happens, is not as simple to do ..
Post Covid, decided that I needed to treat my body like the machine it is, and apply all best practices for preventive maintenance of this machine. The ugly reality is that unlike a physical machine, there is no such thing as a backup machine or hot spares or redundancy. And so, active execution of preventive maintenance is paramount ... I find I act better and more decisively when I put things in the context of things I understand from work ...
Have since gone on a regime of an annual medical, blood test, calcium score every few years, do whatever tests that are needed etc. Then regular exercise, eating and sleeping well etc. And in parallel, collect all the day-to-day data to help identify anomalies and course corrections. The same thing as I do for my investments, plus minus, as similar to investing, that is all I can control and focus on ....
Stay healthy everyone!
I am angry!
And I am grateful.......
I am a 58 year old male, have exercised more than regularly all my life, eat well (my wife is a nutritionist) and live a fairly low stress life. In short, I think I have looked after myself. However, I wasn't returning to running fitness after a knee problem as quickly as I thought I should. So, given I am a health professional I did a deep dive on my own "company". As a result, I am lining up for an angioplasty and 2 stents. For those who don't understand this, my heart vessels are somewhat calcified and narrowed and need to be opened wider so I can continue to LIVE! I am still in the angry phase because I don't think I should have to put up with this shit, but genetics don't always give you that option.
My message to my fellow Strawpeople is to make sure you don't just do a deep dive into the companies you are investing in, but also into your own health so you can really reap the rewards of that good investing way down the track.
To everyone, be merry, be safe and enjoy your family time this Christmas. I am joining a club that I never thought I would have to join, the Statins & Stents club, but I am still alive which is better than the alternative!
Nessy