Brians Brush With Death.
For those who are interested: on September 20th 20010, I dialed 911, knowing something very bad was happening to me. Rushed to intensive care, had abdominal surgery for as it turned out, peritonitis due to a burst colon. Obstructed, no identified cause, no warning. The Doctors opined I had but a few hours to live prior to surgery. I was in intensive care for 2 weeks, hooked up to machines and tubes everywhere. The Docs would only say I could make it, not I would make it, for 10 days. All a blackout to me, I lost my mind at the time. Then I was off to a skilled nursing facility for 10 weeks, while the huge hollow in my belly healed up. Now I am back home 5 weeks, picking up the threads of my practice a bit here and a bit there, lots of time off, very low key.