Never take a day for granted...

You think that training is going to be easy. You think that you don't have to worry because he's not in a dangerous situation right? I learned that one the hard way on multiple occasions. Starting with two years ago...

Two years ago, one of the guys in my best friend's battalion was killed during training. His vehicle flipped and he was killed, another guy was severely injured. I should have learned then and there that training isn't always as safe as people make it out to be. I had a horrible feeling that whole day prior to that incident, I should listen to my instincts. That was my first run in with death in the Marines.

I learned for the second time to not be so laid back when it comes to training. My current boyfriend who is absolutely the love of my life, I couldn't imagine not talking to him for the rest of my life, went through hell yesterday because of an 8 mile run. First things first, 8 mile runs are nothing. They do those or other runs every morning for physical training which is normal. So here's how my day went yesterday...

• 6 am: I get up and there's no text from my boyfriend...I thought that was little strange considering the fact that he normally texts me after his runs in the mornings.
• 9:30 am: I leave class to go to the doctor for a routine physical, I feel like somethings off but I credit it to the fact that I don't like to be at the doctor's office.
• 11:30 am: I get back to class, things seem pretty normal, still have an icky feeling but I'm excited to talk to my guy tonight.
• 2:45 pm: Things are just about as average as they are going to get. I go home, kick back and relax.
• 4:00 pm: He hasn't texted me, so I think he's about to get off work late since he is an hour ahead of me.
• 5:00 pm: Still no sign of him and it's 6 there...okay so maybe he's getting off work really late
• 6:30 pm: I log onto FB to see his roommates status, "*My Boyfriends Name* passed out this morning during our 8 mile run. He's been rushed to the hospital and he's under medical observation." I start to feel sick to my stomach.
• 7:30 pm: I call his roommate to find out what the heck happened.

Today I spoke to him after not talking to him all day yesterday. Here's the story he gave me which completely freaked me out. He's basically lucky to be alive. His body temperature was 105 degrees...now for those of you who don't know, your brain basically starts frying itself. At 106 degrees, you are most likely on your way to dying. His heart rate was 170 which is way about normal, that was when he was standing still. He had fainted at the 5 1/2 mile mark. He was lucky to pass out in front of the clinic or else he'd be dead right now. He had become so dehydrated that it almost killed him. They pumped liters of saline solution into his body. They think it might have been a protein supplement he took, that dehydrated his body. He told me he thought he was going to die. One of the things he thought about before he blacked out was the fact that I'm coming to see him next weekend. He thought I would be so pissed if I ruined the trip. I laughed at that because I was more grateful that he was alive than anything.

I'm so grateful to all of the doctors that rushed to save his life. I want to give a warning about supplements, they can really harm you if you aren't careful. Make sure your man knows this because I don't want anyone to go through what I just went through. I've been through boot camp to deployment with my exes and this has been one of the scariest things I have had to face. Time is taken for granted all of the time, you think you always have tomorrow, I definitely thought that when I woke up and when I went through my day. I didn't know that the man I was in love with was fighting for his life and was thinking about how he couldn't give up because he didn't want to leave me like that.

Love like there's no tomorrow, please take nothing for granted. I made that mistake and I will never make that mistake again, I can't imagine where I would be right now if he had died yesterday morning. Take care everyone and live every day like it's your last.

Signing off...
Semper Fi Kind of Love
semperfikindoflove@yahoo.com

CM©Semperfikindoflove