Something to highlight.......

It was reported recently in the papers that another young man has died in his sleep last friday.

Doctor Toh, 32 years old, was pronounced dead at 8.56am at Tan Tock Seng Hospital after his wife failed to wake him up from his sleep. He is the fourth young man in less than a month to die suddenly during his sleep.

What exactly causes a person to die suddenly during his sleep? Doctors still do not have any clue to this issue.

On 24th October, Danil Shagimardanov ( 16 years old student) died in his sleep of cardio-respiratory failure. 3 days later, Dr Christopher Lim, 35 years old, died suddenly due to a seizure in the early morning hours.

On 13th November, Soh Chee Yong, 25 years old, failed to wake up to meet a friend. Aside from nursing a cold, Mr Soh had no known ailments and exercised regularly.

Regarding about death of Dr Toh, his wife commented that her husband was an avid sportsman and exercised regularly. He was also quite fit and was not known to be suffering from any medical conditions.

His wife also added that her husband worked long hours, averaging 13 to 14 hours a day for six days a week, and will occasionally play a game of tennis and basketball with his friends if he has the time to do so.

When asked by the media to comment on the recent deaths, a spokesman from The Ministry of Health state that it is not in a position to do so.

My Opinion:

I think stress does play some part in these recent deaths. Due to our hectic lifestyles, we tend to take things way too seriously and will push ourselves without taking a breather.

In addition, the lack of regular exercise and an unbalanced diet will only worsen the condition of our health without us noticing it. Its like a time bomb waiting to explode....... .

I think the best thing for us to prevent this kind of unfortunate incident is to have a healthy diet, regular exercise, adequate rest and a positive mindset. We must also achieve a balance in our lifestyle, for example, finding something which you like to do so as to spend the time destressing, instead of worrying.

Lastly, I would like to say: learn to take things in your stride, and don't ever push yourself over the limit.

Take care and god bless.