It was 2015, and I was at my dad’s home, in the little office I used when not helping to run the family business. Suddenly, the caregiver burst in and through tears shouted to come quickly, that my father was dying. Racing into the living room, I found my 93-year-old dad on the couch, slumped forward over his knees, unconscious. I lifted his torso upright, causing a sudden in-draw of air into his lungs making a strange sound. But he was not breathing.

I got some things together and then, with the caregiver in tow, drove to the emergency department of the local hospital. Upon arrival, I was led to a little room. Dad was conscious and on oxygen.

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