Quote Originally Posted by hifi_dave View Post
Amen to that.

Things can strike you down at any time, whether you are fit or not. You can jog, go to the gym, diet etc but you can still get something nasty happen out of the blue.

A good friend was rushed to Hospital, a couple of weeks ago, with a ruptured bowel. She was fit and healthy, liked to walk, didn't drink and ate sensibly, yet this happened. She is in a poor state, in an induced coma for 3 days, has a bag fitted and a few days ago, one of her lungs partially collapsed. God willing, she will pull through but what a shock.

Make the most of the time you have because you don't know what's around the corner.
Sorry to hear about your friend, I hope she makes a full recovery. The good thing about being fit to start with is that her body should be in better shape to aid repair.

You are right though, you can't plan for everything, you just have to not live under the cloud of thinking it could happen and deal with it the best you can it if it does, the positive thing is that the unexpected won't happen to most people.