Black Men… Are you taking care of yourself?

You hear it all over – men in general tend to have serious health problems because they avoid doctors until something is seriously wrong and they have no other recourse but to have to head to get help.  I know I mention it often but I lost my father to possible lack of health care.  It wasn’t that he didn’t have access – he just never felt like he had to go to the doctor unless something was wrong.  As he got older he went more often, but it’s possible that it was too late.

The death of both Bernie Mack and Issac Hayes were shockers.  Not to say either wasn’t healthy, but it did bring light to the alarming ages in which African American men are dying.  The number of men is just as staggering. 

No need to reinvent the wheel for wake up calls – just visit the blog page of Rahiem Shabazz and check out the Reid Report on the subject.  I’ve tacked on a handy dandy link for your surfing pleasure!

http://rahiemshabazz.blogspot.com/

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