You are completely aware of your surroundings, you feel no pain, and you only have 30 minutes left of your life. Whom would you say goodbye to? Who would you spend your 30 minutes talking to? Why them? What makes them so significant in your life that you have to talk to them? What is going through their minds as they say goodbye? Are they scared, or are they strong? There are so many questions that we think about when in this situation... who would you call? Today Michael was told that he only had 30 minutes to live. He was diagnosed with a severe case of internal bleeding due to blunt trauma. The doctors knew there was no saving him because his case was so intense because the doctors knew he should have been dead already. He first called his children, then his wife, and then finally his parents. He told them his feelings and reassured them with an "I love you". His eyes were full of tears before he could speak a sentence. As his mind ran faster and faster, we watched him get tired and more tired. His fear for death became a reassurance of peace and prosperity. Within the 30 minutes, he completely changed. We went from fearing death to accepting fate and responsibility of the life cycle. He held off death for 45 minutes aided with his family.
On the contrary, of work, I met with Paul's lawyers today. Paul was a very nice man and we had a bond, but he was far too courteous for his own good. He left me one of his two $150,000 life insurance policies. That crazy man left me money. Not only did he leave me money, he left me a condo in the city. His other $150,000 life insurance policy he left to the local school to start a scholarship program for students entering the medical field. I don't want to take his money! Paul was an amazing guy but wow. He left me a note and I've typed it below for you to read:
Dear Beau,
Since the day I have met you... you have done nothing but be kind. You
are a living replica of me, my beliefs, and my thoughts. Now, you may live
with the hundreds of stories I have shared with you, and you can share them
with your child one day. I'm going to leave you a start to life. Having a family predecease me,
I'm leaving you my condo and one of my life insurance policies. Stay strong young doctor,
for you will change the world.
With love,
Paul
Again, I'm consumed with sadness, I did not expect this. I'm headed to bed.
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holy crap! congratulations seems kind of inappropriate considering the circumstances. how about that letter for plucking the heartstings??? What did Paul do?
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