Las Vegas has always been the betting capital of the country. People flock to casinos hoping to win. We play the lottery, even when the odds of winning are 1 in 302,000,000. Why do we do this? Because we believe if someone has to win, why can’t it be me.
The same is true when diagnosed with an illness. We all ask the doctor the prognosis. What we often look for are percentages of success. We are hoping for the efficacy of the treatment is high s we can plan the rest of our lives.
It’s interesting because we don’t ask about the odds when we’re just walking down the street. Research came out stating forty percent of teenage girls aged fourteen to seventeen contemplated suicide in 2021. Obviously, we hope the teenage girls we know in the age group are in the sixty percent.
I’ve heard people say after someone tells them they have a certain cancer, if you have to get cancer it’s a good cancer to get because it’s highly treatable. There’s an irony to this, don’t you think? Why do we “have to” get cancer?
On Good Morning America, Dr. Jennifer Ashton shared the newest research on walking for health benefits. We’ve all been conditioned to believe ten thousand steps a day is what we should be walking. The latest research about the “magic number” says five thousand steps a day may lower mortality risks by 48% and 11,000 steps a day may lover mortality risks by 67%. Are those numbers enough for you to change your habits.
We’re all gamblers. When diagnosed with a chronic or life-threatening illness the outcomes are more pronounced. When are you willing to gamble with your health and when won’t you?
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