Fate or Genes?
Earlier this year, during a friend’s birthday party, a “gifted” friend obliged to our barkada’s request to read our respective fates through cardreading. Initially, I didn’t participate since I am not a believer of such things. But when everyone else had their turn, I had no choice but give in to the majority’s will. Long story short, not a lot of good predictions came my way. Instead, a lot of warnings. Fate apparently had a lot of challenges in 2 major aspects of my life: family and/or health.
I look at this on hindsight, just coming from the hospital where my mom was confined overnight. She had a procedure to rule-out cervical or ovarian cancer. My sister and myself were the only ones who waited during the procedure. We didn’t talk much, she read the day’s paper and I kept myself busy with my gameboy micro, albeit losing the game all the time. I kept exchanging glances with my sis; glances that were pregnant with meaning, with anxiety. You see, my mom is already in her mid-60s. She survived 2 major cancer episodes --- first in her colon and then 3 yrs later in her lungs. Following the second episode, she went through radiation therapy for like a year. It was a difficult year for her as it was for the entire family. Pain was just so palpable in our family home that time, some 8 or 10 yrs ago. If there was one thing that came out of this, our family became solid as never before. This was also the time when we all each discovered our faith. Following a 5-year window, no reoccurence happened and her attending oncologist cleared her of the big C. But then comes now. My menopausal mom experience bleeding. Results aren’t due until after 2 days, the longest 2 days ever I presume.
So what is the relevance of the cardreading? Did I mention my dad was in the hospital too the other month after a minor stroke and now requires an angiogram/angioplasty? And did I mention as well that last June, I was diagnosed with fatty liver, a non-specific hepatitis, a condition of the liver? To think I cannot even down 2 bottles of beer and I’m not even 30! Why are all these happening now?
So is it fate or just poor genes? If health is wealth, as the old addage goes, then I guess our family cannot be wealthy in that regard too.
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