The Terminal Life
It has been said that man fears death so much because he was created for immortality. I remember the Dave Matthews song lyrics, "Hey my love do you believe that we might last a thousand years or more if not for this our flesh and blood it ties..." Everyone tries to hide from death and delay it as long as possible. The Medical Dictionary defines Terminal as: Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal. Nearly 5 years ago my amazing wife Jessica was diagnosed with a terminal illness: Primary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. To say the least the word 'terminal' fell like a ton of bricks. Here is how it all began: At first the symptoms seemed simple enough, she was having shortness of breath and difficulty walking extended distances or up hills. Our Dr said that Jess was young and healthy, but referred us to a Cardiologist 'just to make sure.' The Cardiologist again said that he wasn't worried because she was young and healthy, but 'just to be sure...