I made a lighthearted comment about my "waddleing", but there are serious reasons for my exercise, diet, and lifestyle that go far beyond my health and welfare, and I would share them with you. I run so that I can run to raise money for a children's hospital. Maybe you could too, and if not run, there are also charitable walks of less than a mile. I may be last but in my heart I am a champion.
I save lives and support medical research. Inspite of my physical and mental condition and proscribed medications, I am able to donate blood to the Red Cross. According to the Red Cross a single pint may save as many as three lives. I don't know my lifetime total but I recently received a pin for donating eight gallons in the last few years. At a donation, blood samples may be taken and used for research purposes.
I am also an active participant in a stroke research project being conducted by a University School of Health Science.
I try to look beyond my own limited horizon. Won't you consider joining me if you are able? Generations may thank you.