Health is Wealth, Do Well To Check Yourself.

While I was very little, I had an uncle who always takes care of me when my dad isn't around. We had a very good relationship, even more than my dad, he's always there for me whenever I come back from school. Helping me with my homework.

Then came a day, I was told he has traveled back home to our hometown, to a kid of my age then that's a very good news because, sure, he's going to bring a lot of home goodies, gift from grandpa and grandma, going home is synonymous with an all-expense paid trip to the largest mall.

But after two weeks, my uncle is yet to come back, am sure I asked mum then when he's coming back, mum always told me he'll come soon. Well, the soon never came, I learned he died after three months of sickness. The root of the diseases is not known.

Last year I heard dad talking to a friend on the phone on why he needs to go check up himself, reason not far fetch, his health is failing him, and scared, I heard dad say that was what killed his brother, mentioning the name I was shocked, dad continued on the phone by telling the friend not to to be scared if its cancer, its better found at early stage than when it has become deadly. Dad told his friend how he warned his brother severally to go for a check-up at the general hospital, but instead of him to go there, he refused, but go back home to trado-medical treatment, now here is the bizarre part, trado-medical in this part of the world hasn't yet identified the causative virus that causes cancer, they are generally termed as spiritual attack. The fact is, they were ignorant of what they are treating. My brother died after three months of agony, dad said in a low sad voice.

I believe the other man at the other end of the phone got the message too because dad said "fine, ok", he said.

Listening to the convo, I was weak, this is the first time in years ill come to the full knowledge of what killed Uncle Layi. It was cancer, cancer that was termed as a spiritual arrow.

Truly, ignorance is no defense and Health is Wealth.

If by any chance you're coming across this post, please do well to go and check up yourself instead of self-medicating in a trado-medical way.

Don't go the way of my uncle. He was warned by my dad severally, but he thought otherwise. He was scared of the cost of hospital bills, the bed rest, now he's gone. Technology is advancing by the day, why not elongate your life a little. Many videos exist online on exercises, health fitness and classes you can take to get back to your normal life. God has given mankind everything he needs to survive on earth, why will anyone not take advantage of that and live life to the fullest?.

Remember, we only have this one life to live, no one has a spare in his cupboard.