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A Women's crusade against Men - Pessimism VI - Women’s Crusade against Men – Pessimism While I was doing the dishes that morning, alone, without my wife at home or any other women from my family, I wandering thought my mind. I always have considered myself an optimistic person. Facing the most difficult moments in life, I have been always training myself to look for some any good side, doesn’t matter what the problem is. I remembered. Few months ago, I had a health check-up made. After seeing the results of my exams ordered, the experienced doctor from one of best Hearst’s Hospital, in my country, asked me “do you want know truth”? To tell the truth, I didn’t, but I wasn’t supposed to say the truth when such an answer is asked by a cardiologist. I answered without any will of obeying my moral principles about not lying. Attempting a green, I pretending to be strong, I said “yes, yes”, I am here to know the truth and do what I am supposed to do. Without any compassion, with a professional cold that only some medical and executors of the death penalty has, the cardiologist said “you are in serious danger. You life is at risk. You have an important coronary almost blocked. You can die at any moment.” He stopped his phrase, looking at me, as if I was a dangerous criminal, not a patient. I confess, I pretended that I was calm, I tried to swallow the saliva, but my mouth was dry.

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A Women's crusade against Men - Pessimism

VI - Women’s Crusade against Men – Pessimism

While I was doing the dishes this morning, alone, without my wife at home or any other women from my family, I My mind was wandering thought my mind. I have always have considered myself an optimistic person. Facing the most difficult moments in life, I have been always been training myself to look for some any the good side, it doesn’t matter what the problem is.

I remembered. a few months ago, I had a health check-up made. After seeing the results of my exams ordered requested tests, the experienced doctor from one of the best Hearst's heart hospitals in my country, he asked me “do you want to know the truth”? To tell the truth, I didn’t, but I wasn’t supposed to say tell the truth when such an answer is asked requested by a cardiologist. I answered without any will of obeying my moral principles about not lying. Attempting a green, (?) and pretending to be strong, I said “yes, yes”, I am here to know the truth and do whatever I am supposed to do.

Without any compassion, with a professional coldness (detachment) that only some medical and executioners of the death penalty have, the cardiologist said “you are in serious danger. Your life is at risk. You have an important coronary artery almost blocked. You could die at any moment.” He stopped his phrase, looking at me, as if I was a dangerous criminal, not a patient.

I confess, I pretended that I was calm, I tried to swallow the saliva, but my mouth was dry.

What is 'attempting a green' ?

Adverbs of time are usually placed before the verb but after any auxillary verb.

I often/usually/sometimes consider....

I have often/usually/sometimes considered...

I have often been right.

Have is the auxillary verb.

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A Women's crusade against Men - Pessimism

VI - Women’s Crusade against Men – Pessimism

While As I was doing the dishes that morning, alone, without my wife at home or any other female family memberomen from my family, I wandering thought my mind wandered off. I always have considered myself an optimistic person. When facing the most difficult moments in life, I have been always training myself try to to look for some any good the bright side of things., doesn’t matter what the problem is.

I remembered how I felt a few months ago when I had a medical, I had a health check-up made. After On seeing the results of my exams ordered, the experienced doctor from one of best Hearst’s Hospital, in my country, My Hearst Hospital doctor asked me, “Do you want know the truth”? To tell the truth, I didn’t, but I wasn’t supposed to say the truth when such an answer is asked by a cardiologist. I answered without any will of obeying my moral principles about not lying. Attempting a green, I pretending to be strong, I said “yes, yes”, I am here to know the truth and do what I am supposed to do. I was taken aback by such a blunt question.  So I acted bravely and said, "Yes.  I ready for the truth and need to do what is needed to be done."

Without any compassion, with a professional cold that only some medical and executors of the death penalty has, the cardiologist said “you are in serious danger. You life is at risk. You have an important coronary almost blocked. You can die at any moment.” He stopped his phrase, looking at me, as if I was a dangerous criminal, not a patient. With the cold precision of a professional executor, my cardiologist said,

"You are at high risk!  You have a coronary blockage and can die at any moment."


I must confess... I pretended that I was to be calm.  I tried to swallow the saliva, but my mouth was dry.

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I've been in such a situation when a good friend of mine who works with me couldn't accomplish his job description so he put us into a critical situation. I need to repress my feeling as a good friend when I have to ask him to sign up a letter for the consequence. He chosen to leave the company and again I have to repress my feeling to accept that. I believe it also hard for the doctor on his earlier cases to deliver the truth to their patients, but after a while, he got this emotional immunity system. Otherwise they would suffer for every case they observe. As for me I see it as a good thing, assume you are not his first patient with such a case, so the doctor keeps the objectivity for the patients. Means they are focus with their job and being professional. Who knows this doctor cried every night for those patients he couldn't save during the day. Who knows every time he announce the death's possibility to his patient, he recalls his own death. What I probably knows.. deep inside in every doctor, no matter how they have this cold blooded look, they want the best for their patient. I think that's why they become a doctor. To heal people...*I know it sounds naive, heheheh...
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Dear João , I try to be positive because I am sure that our thoughts and beliefs are our realities.A strong and definite thought or mental image tends to create its counterpart in the physical world.Thoughts and mental images lead to action, and action leads to results, fulfillment and achievement. Best wishes
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P.S. I agree with Maryana. That would be a positive thing in all this. But, what I would also like to say is that maybe this diagnosis (if it's real, hope not) will make you do things you haven't done. Sometimes, when you get news like these, it helps you understand what you really want and it gives you courage to do them NOW, not 10 years from now as you planned when you thought you had all the time in the world. And, even if, hopefully, nothing happens, this diagnosis just might help you live your life to the fullest for next 50 years!

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