Mar
31
Congenital Heart Disease
Filed Under Insurance
I could barely remember the time when my friend lost his father due to a heart disease. He was still young at that time. I was around 8 years old at that time and my friend was around 3. He did not know much about what happened but I did most of the story telling part every time we remember those times.
His father’s disease had something to do with a hole in the heart. His father had Atrial Septal Defect or ASD. It usually happens at birth where the child’s heart does not develop properly.
During the past, technology was not that advanced and so the disease was not detected early. It manifested when his dad was closer to his senior years. It struck him hard. He suddenly went weak and got rushed to the hospital. We can barely believe this since he was the athletic type who even played college basketball.
His mom said that his father was having problems breathing especially when exercising. She thought that it was just nothing since he manages to cope up. Lately he was having some respiratory problems. She was scared for her son who may have gotten the disease as well. After all, the disease has a history that leads to genetics.
I talked to this friend of mine and asked him why he is still not having his heart checked. He is currently 23 years old and he still does not know if he got the disease. His answer was simple. He said he did not want to live a restrained life. He was also a sports fanatic who loved boxing and mixed martial arts. He is showing some symptoms but he just does not want it to hinder him from enjoying life. He said that life is too short and he wants to enjoy it to the fullest with the people that he cares the most.
I will continue to talk him out of this to have his heart checked. But at some point, I think he made a pretty good analysis of life.
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