This last fall I went into the hospital believing I had a 50 50 chance of living through the week. I remember resigning myself to the fact that I had a 50% chance of dying. I had done everything I knew to do and if doctors and nurses couldn't save me I would be gone. I was outside leaning on the rail wearing a mask to protect myself from Covid. My wife was signing me up in the parking lot for emergency room treatment because I couldn't walk that far then. I didn't know what exactly was wrong with me except I had had atrial fibrillation for several weeks and I was very weak from this "butterfly in the heart" constantly 24 hours a day.
However, what I did not know was that there is a treatment called "Cardio Conversion" that if it doesn't kill you saves your life and stops your heart from doing this. It's basically two electric paddles one over the front of your heart and one over your back where your heart is and they send and electric shock to stop the heart's atrial fibrillation. If this were the 1980s or before people ordinarily died from this including my uncle. But, today they have many more treatments and drugs you can take like Amiodarone.
I had tried taking this drug but the effects on me were so awful I stopped taking this. But, doctors told me I either had to take this drug or I would die. It turned me into a Zombie that could barely walk and I couldn't drive a car for a week or two but then it was okay. You cannot take this particular drug for more than a year or two because of many reasons. But, they have other things you can take after that.
My wife's biological mother is 93 and had the same thing in her 70s as I was having and is still alive by the way now. So, I might live to be 93 or longer too. Also, I had a pacemaker put in in 2020 in June and that's the other reason I'm still alive. So, because of modern technologies and drugs and being able to afford to still be alive it is quite possible I will live to 100 or more given all these new drugs and techniques and technologies. And the same might be true for you too. Pray and Don't ever give up. That's why I'm alive too now!
If you are able to live to get on Medicare at age 65 it is very likely you will live to 90 or 100 years of age if you want to.
By God's Grace
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