One of my good friends and former mentor and colleague just recently went in for his annual physical. It resulted in multiple bypass surgery.
Larry is about my age and has worked hard to advance himself and his company, from whom he has received the highest praise and their most coveted of awards. More importantly he is known among his peers as someone who is always there for them.
I thank God for him being a part of my life. I also thank God for a medical system that was able to spot his problem and act swiftly to prevent an eventual disaster for him and his family as well as all those who love him.
I write this to say, "Thank you Larry for being there when I needed you and reminding us how fragile life is, but also representing what is great about America. Hard work, loyalty, accountability, dependability all words that come to mind when I think of my friend Larry.
A close friend who is still working at 77 years of age was in his attic last week. He felt nausea and weakness, so he stopped to rest. When he regained his strength he came down and laid down on his bed. His wife got concerned and called 911. On the way to the hospital he had a heart attack. Within 3 hours form the attack, he had 2 stints in place and was sitting up in bed. He is back at work this week believe it or not. Doctors said he would never have survived if they had not "stinted" him that quickly.
ReplyDeleteMy point in all this is - if the current president has his way I fear that the preceding scenario would not happen again. Whether because of his age - too old for that procedure - or because the ambulance was unavailable - he would not be with us. We need to think about this kind of thing in November!!
Not just our healtcare system suffered a blow these past few days but our beloved Republic, which is becoming a socialist democracy before our eyes. There are hard times ahead my friend and our medical system is the least of our worries.
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