Committing to a Mission of Extra - Ordinary Purpos

Committing to a Mission of Extra - Ordinary Purpose

 “Within these walls we commit our lives to a mission of extra – ordinary purpose.” 

In America we have more doctors, more technology, and more resources than any other nation in the world, and yet health statistics say that 5 out of 6 Americans will die from either heart disease or cancer.  And, when you look at heart disease and cancer etiology (how it occurs) you will find that these top 2 killer diseases are basically self-inflicted.  That’s right – the vast majority of heart disease and cancer patients could have prevented their illness if they just knew how to, and had help in doing so!

So, why do the masses remain unable to maintain their health and prevent disease in their body?  I already know the answer to that question.  For the most part, they have never had a serious encounter with a doctor who sees the BIG picture.  By the time they do… it is often too late!  The hardest thing I do as a doctor is to challenge a person to see the BIG picture for themselves about health and disease, and then ask them to make a choice. 

Do something or decay and degenerate.  Learn something or lie there and take your medicine.  Be proactive and prevent disease or be reactive and manage your illness.  Teach others or watch them be miserable and unhappy.
These are the choices we have.  Unfortunately, most of us don’t know this until it’s too late.

Our mission in this office is to offer hope and happiness in the act of choosing health over disease.  The longevity and quality of your life is largely dictated by your state of health.  To take things a step further, there are other lives that will be affected by your individual state of health.  Your health status can carry an enormous impact.

If you are reading this newsletter, you have already made a choice to do something more, to become better than you were, to improve yourself somehow, to be proactive, to learn about your body, etc.  This week is Patient Appreciation Week.  This is a time of the year that we celebrate you and your decision to live a better life. 

This is also a time for us to recommit to our mission of helping as many people as possible.  Yes, we could be happy with our success up until this point, but what about the friend, the spouse, the coworker, or the child you know whose life would improve by the same opportunity you have been blessed with?  How can we stop now, how can we ever stop serving the people’s need for true health care education?

How many people do you know… who need to know that they too have a choice about health and disease, about feeling bad versus feeling great, about functioning poorly versus functioning normally?

Do you know anyone with a health problem that concerns you?  Truth is, you know countless people with headaches, back pains, arthritis, fibromyalgia, poor health habits, inactive lifestyle, flexibility issues, and disease processes that are developing right now - even as you read this newsletter. 

In celebration of your decision to improve your life I urge you to do the same for someone else.  During Patient Appreciation Week I will be doing something extra - ordinary for people in need.  All you have to do is just mention that person’s name to me and I will give you the opportunity to do something extra - ordinary for a fellow human being.

“We will welcome and care for any and all - for the greatest calling is to serve our fellow man”

Speak up and educate others,

Dr. Craig