[Intro — spoken]

Victor had built his restaurant from nothing...

Twenty years of fourteen hour days...

His doctor said his blood was as thick as his sauces...

[Verse 1]

Victor ran his kitchen with an iron hand and love,

Tasted everything he made — pushed and shoved,

Fifty-four years old and carrying thirty extra pounds,

Running a restaurant — no time for workout rounds.

Annual checkup came and doctor pulled him close,

Said Victor your numbers — let me give you the dose,

Bad cholesterol high — good cholesterol low,

Triglycerides through the roof — danger in the flow.

[Pre-Chorus]

Dad had a heart attack at fifty-eight — same age coming near,

Victor's arteries were quietly building year by year,

Fatty streaks inside the vessels — quietly growing thick,

No pain — no symptoms — but the clock was doing its trick.

[Chorus]

Victor's blood is carrying too much of the wrong kind,

Building up on vessel walls — leaving health behind,

Silently the arteries narrowing every day,

Victor needs to change his plate — change his way.

[Verse 2]

Doctor said the bad kind builds up on the vessel wall,

Good kind helps to clean it out — we need that most of all,

Triglycerides from sugar and the alcohol at night,

Victor's whole blood panel needed getting right.

Started with the diet — cut the red meat back,

More fish — more fiber — getting on the track,

Exercise five days a week — thirty minutes done,

Three months later — better — but not enough — not one.

[Bridge]

Medication added — one pill every night,

Works inside the liver — cuts production — right,

Muscle aches are possible — tell the doctor if they come,

Liver check at baseline — then as needed — some.

Six months later — bad cholesterol cut in half,

Good cholesterol rising — Victor had to laugh,

Doctor said keep going — drive that number low,

Heart attack risk dropping — with each blood test to show.

[Outro]

Victor still runs his kitchen — lighter now and bright,

Grilled fish on the menu — salads every night,

Pill beside his coffee cup — every morning clear,

Victor's vessels cleaner now — year after year.

“Victor’s Story”