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Yesterday I took the test that determined how long I will stay at the hospital.  In between breathing tests, I took a break to do an all-time favorite pasttime.  I read my medical charts. 

This time around, in addition to a new floor, I also got a new doctor.  I saw a comment he wrote.  “20 year old, pleasant female, with no signs of lung distress.  Eager to live.”

Ironic.  I’m here, with more tubes in my arm than the back of my television, with no signs of lung distress.  I can’t help but wonder, how many of us are living on the edge with no sign of distress? 

I know college is suppose to be difficult.  It is a job requirement because it weeds out the weak.  But how many of us are living day to day anymore, with no signs or symptoms of that chronic word, distress? 

While we worry about tests (medical or classroom), while we worry about the evenings (parties or nurses), while we try to fix our success rates (life expectancies or good grades), are we just aimlessly living or are we living with purpose?

I encourage you all to look at your lives.  Whether or not there are any visible signs of distress while in school.  This is your chance in life to put your resume at the top of the pile and get the life you’ve been dreaming of.  Are there any hidden symptoms in your own life that you can curb before you are a “middle aged, pleasant person, with no sign of distress?” yet in a difficult situation? 

On a high note, I should be coming home Friday evening!  Thanks for your thoughts, cards, comments, and stories.  No wonder I am no longer in “distress”. 

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