While I still have some medical issues to resolve, I was very happy to attend the Clarksburg City Council meeting tonight. About a month ago, I was planning to attend the regular meeting of city council when I learned that I had a pulmonary embolism. While Clarksburg City Council is sometimes a stressful experience, I can assure you that it beats the Intensive Care Unit at United Hospital Center.
Recovering from a major health scare is an interesting journey for someone who had never spent so much as a day in a hospital. You start to think about the future and what is really important in your life. You start to get an idea of what others have gone through over the years. I have been so touched by the stories that I have heard from friends who have shared their experiences with me in the last week or two.
I think that the lesson learned is that everyone carries a suitcase full of issues that is generally personal and private. They exist in the world as our friends and colleagues and very seldom do we know the personal struggles that they are going through. So many people have come up to me and I have been overwhelmed by their experiences. Heart problems, cancer, brain surgeries and other issues that I had no idea they were going through. I can only think of how fortunate I have been and how much my eyes have been opened to the struggles of others.
Life is strange. We put so much focus on illness and heartbreak and we forget the miracle that is our existence. I could hardly argue with God if he decided to call me home or place some obstacles in my otherwise pleasant existence. As I was laying in the hospital with a dozen machines hooked up to me, I couldn't get out of my head that I was no more deserving of my 61 healthy years than the day or two of illness. Each day is a blessing and some of the obstacles may be only be a reminder of the value of these amazing days.
Have a great day tomorrow, it is a bigger blessing than you can possibly realize!
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