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This week, I've had two reminders of our mortality.
A friend had a stroke and died on Thursday, another friend went to the hospital with chest pains.
He was diagnosed with an aortal dissection - a tear on the interior wall of his aorta and given a 60% chance of surviving surgery.
After 9 hours, we were told he was in the ICU.
He is a law enforcement officer and stays in shape, but he wasn't immune.
No preaching, just a reminder of our mortality.
Tim
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Indeed. I dropped of my gf earlier this morning to go to her aunt's funeral in MI -- she died on Thursday too.
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Yep.
back in 2012 my dad went into the Hospital laughing and joking and died 5 days later from heart failure.
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Last April my 56 y/o brother walked into the local ER feeling ill. They measured a 50/0 BP and admitted him immediately. 36 hours later he died of the flu.
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Get saved and it won't be a big thing having absolute confidence that death, which came via the fall off man, can then be just the threshold to eternity in heaven. 
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Both in that category, as am I.
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Memento mori
On one side it's sad, on the other it's liberating in my opinion. It allows us to live more freely and not give in to stupid rancors and to treasure each positive moment in our life.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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When I had the stroke, I thought after 2 days on the floor, that I was a goner, but it didn't feel bad at all. I felt peacefull and ready to go.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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No joke,
I lost a son-in-law last week, total surprise, he was supposedly in good health.
Of course I had a stroke 3 years ago. The doctior told me that people who havea massive stroke like me and don't get help within 4 hours, 90% die. I was on the floor for 2 days!
My younger brother was driving around town, felt pain in his chest and drove himself to the closest hospital. While in the ER, he had a major heart attack, they moved him up stairs and then put in 4 stents. Thankgully he's doing fine now!
One never knows, life can change or end in an instant.
I keep asking myself
What would I do if this is my last day on earth? And how do I know it isn't?
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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I remember your stroke, and your return. Glad you're still here.
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As my wife said when they told her I had a stroke(she was traveling in South America) "If he's breathing he'll be OK, He's to stuborn to go that easily!"
She was right, but it's been a long uphill fight!
Now I'm trying to earn a living!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Thank you. I'll be around. I'm too stubborn to go easily!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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In fact, we are promised tomorrow.
Time does not affect God. He is still the same holy, amazing, kind God He was when He created the world. No matter how uncertain your life looks, you can trust in God’s constant love and faithfulness (Psalm 100:5).
He has always been here and He always will be.
You can win $250 from me if you don't ask me how.
(Did I denote dollars? I meant ha' of a ha' pennies.
Or, just "ha ha"; I forgot which...)
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True, we are promised A tomorrow, just not necessarily with our family here on Earth.
Make sure you know where your eternity will be spent.
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Mac, you had to go and ruin a wonderful thread...
History is the joke the living play on the dead.
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Since I was the original poster and I have no objections to his post, I'll consider it to still be in line with what I thought.
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MacSpudster wrote: You can win $250 from me if you don't ask me how.
(Did I denote dollars? I meant ha' of a ha' pennies.
Or, just "ha ha"; I forgot which...)
Okay, I'll bite. How would my brother in law's cousin get $250 from you?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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OK, I didn't ask.
Do you need my address to send the check or will you do paypal?
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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So a nice simple one for a Monday morning
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Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It might be simple, but I'm still half asleep (see 2nd below post) - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!!
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Context (CON = anti, TEXT = string)
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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So you are up tomorrow!
See? I told you it was a nice easy Monday one. 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Easy if you haven't been watching gridiron all night, apparently!
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Exactly so. 
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