Today is April 2nd...... And it is MY Special Day!

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Today, April 2nd I am doing very much the same thing I was doing on April 2^nd 2015, cleaning for Pesach. 

Little did I know that when I woke up that morning the adventure I was about to go on. The Hebrew date for my story was the day before Erev Pesach.

Many of you know my story:

-I had bronchitis

-Revisited the doctor for a second time because I could barely breathe or hold my head up.  
-The doctor did an EKG, didn't like the results and said he was calling for an ambulance.

-I argued that it was Erev Pesach and I didn't have time.  He said no choice.

-In the ambulance I had a heart attack

-The driver flew

-Arrived at the hospital in 20 minutes instead of normally 35 minutes

-The emergency staff was marvelous

-The ICU cardiologist came to see me

-10 minutes later I was moved to the ICU

-Next thing I knew I was in the cauterization room signing away in case of surgery if the stent didn’t work

-Baruch Hashem it worked!

Back in the ICU, the cardiologist came to see me again. He said “I want you to know, you had a miracle today...your heart attack was so serious, I wasn’t sure you were going to make it. Today is April 2^nd...your new birthday date.”

And so, for the past 2 years, April 2^nd has become my unofficial birthday.

During the past two years I have received many blessing and I am very grateful to Hashem for all He has granted me.

-My cardiologist has told me that my heart is now working nicely.

-I am capable of doing anything I want.

-I have joined an over 60 club at our Moetza Sdot Negev. I tried to do yoga.  I didn’t realize how uncoordinated I am, but continued to attend the sessions for 8 weeks.  Finally, I had to admit I can’t bend myself in umpteen positions.

-I also joined a mosaic craft class and I’m loving it. Using my imagination and creating gives me a lot of satisfaction.  I posted a blog about my experiences on The Blogging Safta Reflections of Life...Happiness, Sadness..CHANGE! 

But the best blessing I received was last year with the birth of my precious great-granddaughter Oriya.  It is hard to believe in a couple of months she will be a year old.

At the bottom of ‘compose’ on my e-mails is a saying that I really like. I don’t know who the author is but I believe in the words.

Life is not the way it's supposed to be [Everything good]. It's the way it is! No two lives are the same. The way we cope with our life is what makes the difference.

Hashem maps out a life for us. Accepting His path, the good and the bad, gives us the strength to live our life to the fullest.

That’s all for now. Feel free to comment.

Pesach Sameach to you and yours

Miriam