She sat in her chair and was more than happy to clarify a few details, the details around the last years of her husband. They had been married for nearly 65 years. Five years earlier, they thought they were going to lose him due to a bad heart. She was a beautiful woman in her 80’s and remembering her husband with a single word, he was kind. She reminded me of how they first started coming for chiropractic care.
It started nearly two years earlier, when he was having breathing difficulties and the doctors at the time were giving him maybe one month more to live. He was so hunched over, slow moving, and in pain, that he mostly kept to himself. He shared much in his life, but his pain he kept to himself.
Much of his family had been seeking chiropractic care. It was one of those family members that came to him with concern and suggested he try the chiropractor that they had been seeing, just give it a try. In recalling the moment, she leaned back and folded her hands and shared with me that she was praying that he would say yes. And at that moment he leaned forward and replied, “Yes.”
His chiropractic care began. Within a short period of time, he was breathing better and the pain was starting to lessen. The family was ecstatic. A month came and went and he was continuing to improve. His outlook was good. He ended up doing so well that he began only coming to the office when moments of subtle irritation or stress struck. His pain was mostly gone.
The family was happy and doing well. Everyone’s health was better than ever since chiropractic care. She smiled as she continued to share her gratitude for the chiropractic care that they’d received.
It was just this last year, a few days after Christmas, that we got the news that he had passed away. We were told that he had an amazing Christmas surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren. I can almost see him, sitting in a chair, quiet as ever with a noticeable hint of a smile just watching all the life and joy around him. No hint of pain or suffering in him, just his perpetual kindness. The next morning, he was found in his recliner, passed away.
There was sadness and there was grieving, but looking over at his beautiful wife, there was also gratitude. Gratitude for the time that they were told he didn’t have, nearly two years’ worth. Chiropractic care made a difference in their family. She wanted this story to be told in hopes that it could help even one person out there live a longer, healthier life.
I’m not sure who to attribute it to, but there is a saying that goes like this, “Live until you die.” It may sound simplistic, but the other options are to “Not live until you die,” or perhaps “Slowly die until you die.” Personally, I think that “living” is the best option and it can only be done if you make healthy choices.
Eat nutritiously, live an active life, and keep your structure healthy with chiropractic care and maybe you, like this kind gentleman, can look forward to going out well.
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