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The process of surgery and recovery from it creates a unique opportunity for introspection and growth. It is probably the same phenomenon that causes us to say some of the following.
“Why does it always take the death of a friend for us to realize that life is precious?”
“Why can’t people act like this all the time, not just when there is a national disaster?”
“Why is it that we don’t really appreciate something like water or heat until they are no longer available?”
The answer in every case is that we are primarily unconscious in our passage through life. Continue Reading →
Because I have always known that there is the risk of dying with any surgery where a general anesthesia is used, I am not surprised that my mind is thinking about last moments.
Not a single one of the thoughts that has come to mind has had to do with anything other than the wonderful people I have the privilege to know and love.
In watching a recent Iowa/Indiana football game being played in Iowa, the score was 21-7 in favor of Indiana. An interception and score by Iowa made the score 21-14. In an instant, the crowd went from depressed and discouraged to ecstatic because somebody made a score in a game.
What makes us think we cannot change our feelings in an instant?
