Monday, 31 December 2007

Good health is everything

I've spent the last week with a cold. Not any cold, but a totally debilitiating, wearing, crippling cold of the kind only men seem to get. Everything is too much effort. I don't know where the Christmas holiday went - but wherever it was, I didn't notice!

The fog of illness is clearing slowly which prompts me to reflect on the way our health shapes our perception. I run and am a frequent, disciplined gym attender. This week though, running and exercise have been off my agenda and even the smallest task has seemed too much.

What's terrifying is that this must be how old age feels. Something to look forward to!

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