I rarely skip my morning run. I really enjoy getting out there each morning. It clears my head and gets me ready for the day. It's gets tough to head out each day in the winter when it's dark and cold but how else am I going to maintain my youthful appearance?
This morning, I got back from my run while Kim was eating breakfast. She had the TV on and I caught an ad for a new drug called Stelara. Drug ads are great. The story lines, images, and acting are always top notch. If you have a free five minutes, try to create your own. It's pretty easy. Earlier this week, Jay and I came up with a disease (Ugliosis), a drug to treat it (Beautopa), and the ad copy ("I used to take a lot of risks when I was younger. I would ask the pretty girls to go out with me even though I knew they wouldn't say yes. I'd spend all my money on nice clothes thinking that would help. But nothing worked. Now there's finally hope with Beautopa."). We even came up with a list of potential side effects. Kind of a fun game.
Anyway, I'd never seen the Stelara ad before. Because drug ads are always so great, I started to pay attention. On screen, a woman was packing a suitcase. Then, she picked up a piece of paper. It read "Edwards High School: Class of 1985 Reunion."
That's when the panic hit me. 1985 is the year I graduated from high school. You mean there's a drug out there just for me? Do I need it? Am I old? Is my body falling apart? Do I need a confidence boost just so I can go to my high school reunion? I was so worked up I didn't even pay attention to the rest of the ad. Five minutes before, I'd just finished my run and was feeling pretty good about myself. I'd done 10 miles this weekend. But now, all those good feelings were gone. All I knew was that I needed Stelara.
Well, it turns out I don't need it. I just went on line and saw that it's for psoriasis. I don't have that so I breathed a small sigh of relief. But now the nagging doubt is there. Maybe I am getting old. Maybe I could use a confidence boost. Thanks, Stelara.