It can be worse than "you could be killed in an accident tomorrow". In Aug 2009 I survived an ascending aortic dissection. Chance of survival 1-2 in 10. I st

It can be worse than "you could be killed in an accident tomorrow". In Aug 2009 I survived an ascending aortic dissection. Chance of survival 1-2 in 10. I still remember my time in the ER, looking at my wife of (then nearly) 20 years, having left my son (then 12) on a Scout campout hours previously, wondering if I'd done it right. What do you say at a time like that? "Goodbye?" "I'm sorry?" Waking up afterwords (11 hours of open heart surgery early Sat morning, woke-up late Sunday afternoon) was really sweet, even though it hurt like hell.