Perspective on Life....
Have you ever been in a situation where you have felt completely helpless? Did it put things into perspective? Did you get a "wake up" call? Well, for me this occured this past Friday.
At 1:15 Friday morning (June 22) I awoke from a dead sleep short of breath and with massive chest pains...I managed to get up stairs to the living room where Tanya happened to be sitting on the couch (she couldn't sleep)...I sat down on the couch but immediately began to shake...my breathing did not get any better and the pain was still very intense...I thought I was having a heart attack...Tanya called 911 and the ambulance came and picked me up and took me to the health centre...I immediately went through a battery of tests (ECG, blood work, etc..) and they quickly ruled out any cardiac problems...their attention immediately shifted to my gastro-intestinal system...they gave me some "acid reducer" drinks in an attempt to reduce the acid levels in my system...that did not work and the pain persisted....they then hooked me up to an IV and did more blood work....once the IV was hooked up and the blood work completed the pain started to subside...I still had chest pain but not nearly the same intensity...the blood work came back and almost everything was "normal"...the only "abnormal" results were some elevated blood counts for my liver, pancreas and gall bladder...nothing off the charts, but concerning still the same...I managed to get into the Radiology department in Dawson Creek that afternoon where they conducted a series of other tests....we are awaiting the results...I am on some medicine right now that seems to be helping but I know there is something wrong and am now hoping to find out what it is.
The only thing that kept running through my mind as I was hunched over in pain is"Lord, I am not ready to go yet!!" But the funny thing is that we just never know when our time will be! God has a plan for us and when he is ready to call us home it will be on his terms and not ours. My eyes were quickly opened to the fact that we need to live each day like it will be our last...committed to the Lord...loving our family...and being the example that we are called to be as Christians! I make a concentrated effort every day to let my wife and kids know that I love them...You just never know when your life might change and you won't have an opportunity to say or do things that you had always wanted to do.
At 1:15 Friday morning (June 22) I awoke from a dead sleep short of breath and with massive chest pains...I managed to get up stairs to the living room where Tanya happened to be sitting on the couch (she couldn't sleep)...I sat down on the couch but immediately began to shake...my breathing did not get any better and the pain was still very intense...I thought I was having a heart attack...Tanya called 911 and the ambulance came and picked me up and took me to the health centre...I immediately went through a battery of tests (ECG, blood work, etc..) and they quickly ruled out any cardiac problems...their attention immediately shifted to my gastro-intestinal system...they gave me some "acid reducer" drinks in an attempt to reduce the acid levels in my system...that did not work and the pain persisted....they then hooked me up to an IV and did more blood work....once the IV was hooked up and the blood work completed the pain started to subside...I still had chest pain but not nearly the same intensity...the blood work came back and almost everything was "normal"...the only "abnormal" results were some elevated blood counts for my liver, pancreas and gall bladder...nothing off the charts, but concerning still the same...I managed to get into the Radiology department in Dawson Creek that afternoon where they conducted a series of other tests....we are awaiting the results...I am on some medicine right now that seems to be helping but I know there is something wrong and am now hoping to find out what it is.
The only thing that kept running through my mind as I was hunched over in pain is"Lord, I am not ready to go yet!!" But the funny thing is that we just never know when our time will be! God has a plan for us and when he is ready to call us home it will be on his terms and not ours. My eyes were quickly opened to the fact that we need to live each day like it will be our last...committed to the Lord...loving our family...and being the example that we are called to be as Christians! I make a concentrated effort every day to let my wife and kids know that I love them...You just never know when your life might change and you won't have an opportunity to say or do things that you had always wanted to do.
posted by Trevor Seibel | 9:54 PM
2 Comments:
scary stuff Trevor, will be praying for you the next while...
These are the times when "the rubber hits the road" as far as our faith goes. It was almost a year since Stan was so ill and our family went through our brush with death. It all happened so quickly that your mind just had to race to catch up. May God bless you with MANY more years. You are a wonderful Dad and your wife and family aren't nearly done with you yet :-) Our prayers are with you for continued strength and recovery.
Love, Stan and Maxine
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