I knew I had a problem but I had no idea just how bad it was. The doctor said I was very fortunate to still be alive but now I should be four times better than ever.

One year ago, I started my second life with a whole new outlook and a whole different perspective. I take every day of my second live as a gift, a day that I could have missed. Things that seemed so important before, now not so much. Things I used to take for granted, I now pay closer attention to.

If all I had gotten was just this one year, it was worth it, if for no other reason than I got to see my grandson, my sons son, my legacy enter the world. Life is good. I'm sort of hoping for another fifty years. 

What a difference a year makes.