There are times in our lives when something happens that changes everything. Something that shocks you, that wakes you up and shakes you out of a funk you didn’t even realize you were in. And suddenly it’s clear that nothing will ever be the same again.
Like when you find yourself sobbing in the waiting area of a hospital, and no one will tell you what happened or what’s going on, and it feels like your entire world is shattering around you.
That’s what’s happening to me right now.
I’ve been sitting in the same green waiting-room chair for ten minutes, but it feels like I’ve been here for hours. My dad’s in the emergency room. And I have no idea why, not that that keeps my brain from immediately jumping to the worst conclusions. We knew his heart issues were getting serious, but I still
