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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Image – Red Box Low Movie Rental Kiosk

Below is a picture of the Red Box movie kiosk inside the Albertson's supermarket.

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In Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, I used to borrow DVD movies from Blockbuster and Hollywood movie stores. The rent of one DVD movie for 3 nights was $3.50 per movie. I went to Blockbuster or Hollywood movie store when the DVD movie was not available at our local public libraries. I can borrow 10 DVD movies at time from the public library for 7 days.

In 2011, Blockbuster and Hollywood closed all their DVD movie stores due to lack of business. The online NetFlix and Red Box movie kiosks became popular and the movie rental fee was lower.

The Red Box kiosk is very convenient for me because I can do all my shopping and banking inside the Albertson's supermarket at the same time.

The Red Box DVD movie rental is $1.30 per movie and must be return before 9:00 p.m. of the following night. Otherwise, I have to pay another $1.30 for each night of return delay.

I can save a lot money using the Red Box movie rental kiosk. The movie theaters in Las Vegas usually charge $7.50 per person before the 6:00 p.m. show. After 6:00 p.m., the movie admission fee is $8.50 per person.

I do not care if all the Red Box DVD movies are 2 months late after their movie theater showing. As long as I have not seen the movies, they are all new to me.

Imagine, I can save $6.20 from each movie ($7.50 movie theater admission free minus $1.30 Red Box rental fee). By not going to the movie theater, I can still save $3.50 for a small pop corn and $2.50 for small soda or soft drink.

But I can save more money if I can borrow the same movies from our public libraries, free of charge for 7 days, if such movies are available. At the same time, I can borrow up to 10 books and 10 magazines at a time, free of charge for 14 days.

That's how I enjoy my movie entertainment at home.

TIPS

1. Apply for a library card if you have public libraries in your locality that allow you to borrow DVD movies, CD music, books, and magazines, free of charge.

2. Rent your DVD movies from Red Box movie rental kiosks using your debit or credit cards. Red box kiosks are usually found at McDonald's, Albertson's supermarkets, and Walmart supermarkets.

3. Minimize going to movie theaters to save money in movie admission fees, pop corns, soda or soft drinks, candies, hotdogs, pretzels, and other food items.

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