Give A Christmas Gift To Yourself

Soon it will be Christmas Day! Do you remember the same lyrics of an old, popular song?

Every December, people buy gifts for their loved ones and friends. Others give gifts to other people whom they do not know – poor and unfortunate beggars, local firemen and postal carriers, and of course, to their favorite charitable institutions.

But a lot of people and givers forget to give gifts to themselves. One very important and valuable gift that you can give to yourself is to have an annual medical checkup or medical screening.

Why? Because your life is valuable. You should check with a medical practitioner to find out what is going on inside your body. If there is nothing wrong with your health, good for you and you have peace of mind. But if there is something wrong with your health, you can fix the problem sooner before you become sorry.

If you regularly check your car and house for possible damages and defects, the more you should check also your physical health.

In my case, I give individual gifts to my myself and my family by going jointly to Saint Rose Dominican Hospital for free and discounted health screenings every year.

On November 5, 2012, I received the November-December-January 2013 issue of Women's Care newsletter. Page 27 (see below) of the newsletter showed that Saint Rose Dominican Hospital is offering the following health screening services, which are available to the general public:

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1. Lifeline Screenings - $129 ($139 less $10 discount) to cover:

• Ultrasound of caroteid arteries
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Atrial fibrillation

2. Fecal Immunochemical Test (F.I.T.) - $15 for colorectal cancer screening

3. Peripheral Artery Disease screening – FREE

4. Health Screenings such as:

• Total cholesterol - $5
• Lipid Panel (LDL, HDL and triglycerides) - $30
• Liver Panel - $10
• Glucose (blood sugar) - $5
• Thyroid Panel (TSH, T3 and T4) - $15
• AIC (diabetes) - $10

5. Eye Screenings and prescription - FREE

6. Skin Cancer Screenings – FREE

About 4 years ago, I have read from a local newspaper that a well-known American singer had a prostate cancer. He is still alive and healthy today. It was good that he gave himself a gift by paying for his annual medical examination. The blood test showed that there was a problem on his prostate screening result. Further tests confirmed that he had prostate cancer. LUCKILY, the cancer was benign and did not require chemotherapy. Because of his annual medical screenings, the singer was able to SAVE his valuable life.

So, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. If you want to live longer and healthy, please do yourself a BIG FAVOR. Give yourself a gift by seeing your doctor for annual complete medical checkup. A one- or 2-hour medical and blood screenings will catch anything that will affect your health and life.

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