"WHO AMONG US CAN PEER into the future to discern what lies ahead as we work and play in our everyday lives? Only our Creator knows. Most of our days terminate with varying degrees of success; some days strike us as gleefully satisfying as we lay our heads on our pillows at night. Sadly, sometimes fate can unexpectedly turn against us to test our will and fortitude. When that happens, we simply must, in order to survive, use every available tool in our arsenals to rejoin our dear families and friends. Such was the predicament that this author found himself in during a thirty-hour stretch from October 18 to October 19, 2016. Only his fine physical shape for seventy-eight years of life, his undying determination, and especially his strong faith in our Lord and fervent prayer pulled him through."