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Good Health

It’s not until your body’s feeling really bad,
That you are grateful for the good health you had,
When the common cold clogs your nose and head,
Or a fever and chills keep you in your bed,
That is when it becomes crystal clear,
Good health is taken for granted all year,
When you cough and cough and sneeze or worse,
And tissues and cough drops clutter your purse,
When your head is aching, not to mention your back,
Only then you become thankful for a nice ice pack,
Or a heating pad turned up on high,
Can make you slumber with a sigh,
You don’t like to be sick, you want to get well,
You don’t want to be weak; you don’t want to be frail,
You did not know how great you were,
It all happened in such a blur,
It’s not until the broken bone is mending.
Then you realize good health is pending,
All of life’s treasures and all its wealth,
Cannot replace the worth of good health.

Tammy Harvey
Written: December 26, 2016

This is the time of year when flu and viruses, colds and fever can be inescapable. All year you may have felt fine, and it is not until you are miserably sick that you become completely appreciative of good health.