Ecclesiastes 7:2, “It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, for that is the end of all men; and the living will take it to heart.”
That is a very difficult verse to read and remember when your year consisted of five funerals, illnesses and surgeries. Interspersed with the funerals, I had a heart issue, my husband busted his femur and our son had a kidney stone that lasted a couple of months.
My heart situation evolved from a surgery I had on it thirteen years ago and as par for the course, the physician never mentioned at the time that I needed to be aware of the condition I encountered last year. Surgery was done to correct that issue but I will never have a regular heartbeat again. When I went back to my cardiologist’s office and saw a physician’s assistant, what I heard was EXACTLY what we’ve all been warned about over and over again: depopulation of this world.
Is that real? Well, yes it is and I witnessed it. As I discussed the irregular heartbeats I’ve been experiencing, he stated “well, we can try to help you at this age, as you’re young yet. However, if you were in your eighties we would no longer be able to help.” He then pointed to my son who was with me and continued with “eventually you need to move over and make room fo ...
