hoosierdoc
Freed prisoner
I have to be at the hospital in 6.5 hours for a procedure to scar my heart and hopefully cure my atrial fibrillation. I thought it was fairly quick but apparently I'll be under general anesthesia for up to five hours. That makes you think.
I wrote a letter to my oldest son (only one I had at the time) and wife about eight years ago when I was concerned I had melanoma of the eyelid. The night before surgery I did a lot of reflecting and wanted to record that for them to read when older. Tonight I did the same. I don't recall what I wrote in the first letter but it's still in my safe. This one will go there too. I am 100% certain though that I did not live up to the goals I had for the next portion of my life, should I be blessed enough to have that next portion.
If you've never taken an accounting of your life and relationships, I suggest you do it some time. It's hard to do when not facing something that could potentially kill you, even though that's a very slim possibility. I do know that it will give comfort to those you leave behind if they find a letter you wrote them before you were gone. It also gives you an opportunity to be honest and critical about the life you're living and decide to make a course correction if needed.
Not looking for anything by this post, just encouraging some reflection if you haven't done it in a while. Catch you guys post-op
I wrote a letter to my oldest son (only one I had at the time) and wife about eight years ago when I was concerned I had melanoma of the eyelid. The night before surgery I did a lot of reflecting and wanted to record that for them to read when older. Tonight I did the same. I don't recall what I wrote in the first letter but it's still in my safe. This one will go there too. I am 100% certain though that I did not live up to the goals I had for the next portion of my life, should I be blessed enough to have that next portion.
If you've never taken an accounting of your life and relationships, I suggest you do it some time. It's hard to do when not facing something that could potentially kill you, even though that's a very slim possibility. I do know that it will give comfort to those you leave behind if they find a letter you wrote them before you were gone. It also gives you an opportunity to be honest and critical about the life you're living and decide to make a course correction if needed.
Not looking for anything by this post, just encouraging some reflection if you haven't done it in a while. Catch you guys post-op