I Still Have a Lot to Live For!
Upon discharge (5/23/22), after 8 days in the hospital, I drove the electric wheelchair through the lobby at UAMS (University of Arkansas Medical Center) as the evening sun shone in through the large windows. Cool air hit my face. I felt alive and hopeful. A mother and son sitting on a bench looked up to see me, this disabled lady with a tracheostomy, whiz by. I smiled at them. “I still have a lot to live for,” I thought. Those days in the hospital were intense. When we arrived they admitted me to ICU and the pulmonologist came to talk to me about getting a tracheostomy. He explained many things and gave me a day to finalize in my mind if this was really what I wanted. I was thankful for the extra time to pray and make a decision. That afternoon I was resting and communing with my loving Savior about His will for me and a sense of peace washed over me with the thought of getting the trach. I also found this encouraging quote by Tim Green, a former NFL player with ALS (when deciding