Another Wakeup Call

Musings on death and dying

God is teaching me about mortality again… and about not taking things for granted. In a few days and then again in about three weeks, I have two different small surgeries coming up—one with full anesthesia, one with a “mild sedative,” as the surgeon said.

For safety reasons, every patient needs to get a pre-op EKG, a formality to make sure your heart’s …