Things that make you say whoa
M came by to look at some work around the house before I left on Sunday and he had just had surgery for melanoma that appeared on his nose. Thankfully they got it all but we were talking about stuff and he said his father was still back home in St. Louis taking care of his parapalegic brother. His brother was in a car accident when he was 21 and after the accident he was given ten years to live max, but now he is 52. He’s married twice, had a child, and graduated from college – he’s had ups and downs and all while conducting his life through mechanical arms and a wheelchair. Hard to believe how blessed we are till you see how someone managed to have a life despite the odds against him, his disability, and things like his second wife screwing him out of money and taking off while he was in the hospital for a sore that cut deep.
It makes you want to stop and appreciate all ten fingers and toes.