The Reason I Mime
On January 19th, I celebrated my 5th birthday! No, not my biological birthday (I’m 53), but my God-given-second-chance birthday!For those of you reading this that have been at the door of death and God miraculously moved and caused that door to stay sealed, then you know what I mean!On January 19, 2003, a beautiful, sunny winter day here in the south, I was in church; up delivering a speech in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Then out of nowhere I started to get a headache. I tried to finish the speech, but the headache got progressively worse and then my vision started to blur. At this time, I knew something was drastically wrong. So in the middle of my speaking, I turned to exit the sanctuary. The next thing I remember is people surrounding me asking if I was all right. Evidently, I had fainted as I tried to exit the sanctuary. My next clear memory was several hours later when I awoke in the intensive care section of the hospital.
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