Marcus Whitney » 2005

Serious Life Changes….

So, I haven’t posted in over a month. I know this post has very little (if anything) to do with PHP… or software for that matter, and I think that’s the point. Don’t worry, I won’t make a habit of posting non software stuff to my software feeds… I just need to communicate a bit with y’all.

There are lots of other things I haven’t done much of (if at all) over the last month. I don’t know when I will be returning to them either.

Two days before Fathers Day, my father had a ruptured aneurysm at the base of his brain. That morning he had walked 5 miles and worked in his yard. This was Friday. By Saturday morninng, he was given a 30% chance to survive the surgery.

He lives in Brooklyn, NY and I live in Nashville, TN. That is a 17 hour drive on a good day. That Saturday I packed my family up and we drove to my father. But, before the trip started, my mother called to tell me that the surgery was successful, and that he was in recovery.

The surgery was performed by
Dr. Jeffrey Farkas. It was one of many miracles that occured for my Dad. Today, my father is almost fully recovered, at home and has lost no mental or physical capabilities. I’ve been traveling a lot over the last two months, during the course of which my wife’s grandmother passed away (God rest her soul), my son lost his first two teeth, my best friend from college decided to get married, my company just about locked in a great new office in a great location , Enygma joined the Pro-PHP podcast… and in fact made it better than I would have, I got my first MRI… as a result of the genetic disposition deal and some slight symptoms I’ve had (still awaiting those results), and after 29 years of resentment and fear I’m learning to swim… and doing pretty well. This isn’t everything that’s happened, but I’m so much more aware of these things now. Every moment really feels like a blessing. In fact, every conversation I have with my Father feels God sent.

Needless to say, this event has had a pretty profound effect on me. To say that I have a new outlook on life would be a serious understatment. I suppose that’s all I have to say. I miss blogging, and I’ve been a bit introverted as a result of this experience. So, I guess this is just me coming out… a little bit. I look forward to feeling more outgoing and more hackerish… thanks for reading.