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How I Live After Nearly Dying

Even the right decisions can feel wrong in the moments after you make them.

Originally published December 20, 2012, days after my life changed forever.

There was no way I was having a heart attack. Right? I didn’t have heart attacks. Other people did.

I don’t let them turn me into the same people who hurt me. I never will.

People like that love company.

Sometimes my posts betray me. I snitch on myself, as the kids say.

I can’t just lay in bed all day. I have kids and responsibilities. Even if I didn’t, I still can’t stay in bed all day.

You don’t know what’s missing because you don’t even realize a piece should be there.

Whatever your situation is, no matter how universal it might feel, know that it’s different for almost everyone.

I know we’re not supposed to mention those things. It makes us uncomfortable, but we’re all adults here.