Randomness 2.0
It’s strange how life tends to remind you of things you were recently thinking about. In my case, it is once again reminding me how much we are all subject to chance, randomness, and being blindsided by things we don’t expect.
This week we had family members visiting from out of state. The second evening after they arrived, one of our visitors didn’t look well. The following morning they looked even less well and we pushed them to go to urgent care. Once at urgent care, the doctors said that they needed to go to the ER immediately. Now, after three more days, they have been admitted to the local hospital awaiting a complex surgical procedure to remove a potentially cancerous mass in near one of their internal organs. What was supposed to be a three day visit is going to turn into at least a three week ordeal that could upend our family.
It is crazy how without any real warning things can drastically change in a matter of hours. In these situations we are reminded of how little control we sometimes have over what happens to us. All you can do is try and make the best decisions possible during the subsequent hours, days, and weeks to influence the outcome in a positive direction. I believe we have done this and now all we can do is wait and see while offering as much support to the family member impacted as possible. Let’s hope for a brighter tomorrow.