Having received good news from the doctor concerning my friend, Roland, I now await good news about my dear friend, Andi and, later this week, about me.
Have I mentioned that, recently, Andi experienced heart failure? (I may have been feeling too unwell to detail what happened when the serious nature of this scare occurred in Philly the day after Andi’s grand daughter’s back yard Bat Mitzvah, several weeks ago.)
Following an ambulance ride when Andi couldn’t breathe, a heart catheterization showed her heart enlarged, and today was her MRI to see if her body is in the process of healing itself. She’s been wearing a defibrillator vest 24/7 and carries the small computer, which is wired to the vest, by way of a shoulder strap. So far, no way of knowing why that scary episode took place with no reoccurrences, thank goodness, thus far. If her heart does not self repair, over time, a pace maker will prove necessary.
Once we’ve stepped through the door into this fourth stage of life, a host of inner strengths proves necessary to accept changes we’d not choose for ourselves, and thus does wisdom suggest viewing each next birthday as being more precious than any celebration that had come before.
As to living in fear of the unknown—why waste years, which we may have, yet to come, flooding with anxiety when awakening with a conscious appreciation of life creates the anticipation of self conceived fun, day after day.
In addition to holding myself responsible for my choice of attitude, I know that my peaceful sense of personal contentment proves so contagious as to naturally soothe anxiety from arising, all around.
And with today’s intuitive train of thought (concerning leadership) clearly stated, tis time to ready myself to leave for Mayo where, hopefully, my natural sense of friendliness will serve me well in terms of remaining calm so as to follow the directions of highly qualified medical technicians, trained to computerize the results of my pulmonary function test … Ooohm
🙋🏻♀️🔆Annie
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