Health issues preventing me from going back to work

Believe it not….

Yes, I had to do this today….

As I wrote awhile back, I have wanted to go back into driving truck for a living. Well, I went today for my DOT physical and I got a bit of a surprise. I had sugar in my urine. So, I had to stab my finger and check my blood. My blood sugar was 275, DOT rules say nothing over 200. My Blood pressure was 160 over 100. For DOT regs, it must be no more than 140/90.

I was wondering why I was having headaches here as of late. I found my answer —- blood pressure. 🙄

Needless to say, I have a doctor’s appointment coming up next Wednesday at 2:00pm. As I have to see what on earth is going on here. I guess sitting around for 10 years doing nothing but writing has taken its toll on the ol’ body here. One thing I will mention, Diabetes does run on both sides of my family. I was hoping it would skip over me; I guess it is what they say, hope floats. 🙄

So, my DOT thing is on hold, till I can either get this under control or something.

Also too, full disclosure with me here: I went online today and applied for STATE medical insurance help.  I won’t take federal, unless I absolutely HAVE TO do it. But, now; I will be blunt with everyone: This sugar in the blood and high blood pressure stuff is NOT anything to play around with and I am not getting any younger.

So, honestly, I do not give two flips where it is coming from. I want to live and be healthy. So, at the point, politics is not in my realm of view at the moment. Sorry, but I am not dying young, just so I can say, “Screw the Government!” Why I see it, if the Republicans think that my dying young is somehow or another preserving some sort of freedom, then they can just go jump in the lake and I will call myself a Democrat again. I did not like Obama, for many reasons. His wanting to help people, like me, be taken care of, was not one of them. I am not much into “Mob Rule” at all, but I am not dying so some wealthy Republican can feel good about himself. If you know what I mean and I think you do! 😀

Anyhow, I will everyone posted on this. Needless to say, this was a huge shock to me. The last time I took a DOT physical, I passed with flying colors —- this was in 2003, 10 years later and now this; it sickens me a bit. For years, I was the epitome of health and now….this. 🙁 It was not the way I thought my life would turn out, that is for sure.

….and this….

I was not ready to turn 30, much less 4o years old and now my body is turning on me. It is, however, my fault. I don’t exercise enough and my eating habits are not the greatest. The plan was to exercise more out on the road, when I was not driving. I mean, driving truck does entail more than just….driving. You do have open your trailer doors, walk to and from the truck stop, and to the dock of the locations of which I would be delivering freight.

I said this before, twice:

This is the difference between true Christianity and Godless secularism. Christianity says “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” This is done with the hope and prayer that one day; when the chips are down and you find yourself at death’s door, that someone would do the same to you.

Well folks, I am now basically going to end up there earlier than I thought, if I really do not watch out for myself.

So, I am asking for your help.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP……

  1. If you are a Christian: Pray for me, without ceasing! – Pray that the Lord would guide the hands (and minds!) of these doctors that they would find out the reason why my sugar is ending up in my urine.  Pray that they, through use of modern medicine, get my blood pressure and blood sugar at or under DOT Requirements. 
  2. If you are not a Christian: Good thoughts, vibes, JUJU are all needed right now.  I will take any sort of good wishes or whatever no matter where it is coming from or who is doing it. Heck, at this point, I will take a decent Jewish or Muslim Prayer too! 
  3. Donate: Needless to say, I am going to have some serious medical bills coming. My parents, as always, have said, “We’ll pay for it!” Well, I really HATE having to let them pay for it. It would be so nice to tell my parents, that my blog readers paid for everything and that they do not have to put a dime for my care at all. I know times are tough —- believe me, do I ever know….. 🙄 But, I know that other bloggers have raised funds and from what I see, Liberals are raising money for more idiotic causes! So, what’s the hurt in a guy like me; who actually believes in Christian American values getting a little help here? Besides that, I would really hate to have to even take State assistance. So, here’s that bleg: Buddy can you spare a little? The buttons are below:



 


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In closing: Thanks in advance for your donations and prayers and I promise you — I will keep you all posted as to what is going on here.

Thanks! 😀

-Charles Patrick Adkins
Owner
The Thinking Americanist

UPDATE: In the outside chance someone thinks I am lying.  Here is my “you cannot drive a DOT vehicle” paper from the doctor:

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