{"id":44742,"date":"2021-01-05T01:41:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T06:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/?p=44742"},"modified":"2023-09-16T15:03:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T19:03:23","slug":"2021-medical-emergency-appendicitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2021\/01\/05\/2021-medical-emergency-appendicitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting 2021 Off Peacefully With a Visit to the Emergency Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

As I sit here writing this post for all of you, I’m a little bit in shock.<\/p>\n

2021 hasn’t started off the way I imagined it whatsoever. No, not even close to what I envisioned, in fact.<\/p>\n

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Before anyone gets too concerned, the good news is that I’m okay now.<\/p>\n

I’m healing with each passing day and getting better already. Recovery can be a slow process but I know that if I relax and take it easy for a little while, I will heal and bounce back in no time.<\/p>\n

Let’s Rewind to December 31st:<\/h3>\n

I fully recognize that I promised in my previous post on December 31st that my 2020 year-in-review would soon be published. Clearly, that post has been delayed. Currently, I do not know exactly when it’ll go live due to recent events.<\/p>\n

I admit it is hard to feel like I have already failed to uphold the first promise that I’ve made in the new year. After setting many blog-related goals for 2021 on top of my commitment to have that post published days ago, it’s been difficult not to look at the beginning of this new year as a big failure. I wanted to hit the ground running and instead, I’ve done the total opposite. I definitely caught myself dwelling on it while sitting in the hospital emergency room this weekend.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, as you discover more details about what has happened, you will begin to understand better why things haven’t gone exactly as planned.<\/p>\n

Lessons Learned From 2020<\/h3>\n

If 2020 taught me one thing over the past year, it is the importance of our health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The COVID pandemic served as a wake-up call to refocus on what is important here: us<\/span>. Life is precious. When tragedies like a pandemic take place and our safety is put at risk, we are reminded about the importance of our relationships. We relearn to appreciate what we have while we still have it.<\/p>\n

The coronavirus took the world by storm as it spread rapidly from country to country. It quickly created what has become the largest pandemic any of us have ever lived through. It is my hope that you are still remaining safe and healthy.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year 2021!<\/h3>\n
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