(Originally published on January 16, 2021) It’s the year 2021, and you exist right now. So do I. Of ALL the millenniums and centuries and decades to be alive, the Lord in his infinite and matchless wisdom numbered your days to coincide with this exact moment in history (the fifth day in the second full week of the first month of the year 2021). Have you ever considered this? Questioned it...

A cold sweat began to break out on my brow as my heart beat violently in my chest. The lump that was forming inside my throat triggered a feeling of dread inside the depths of my soul. Yes, there was no mistaking the sound of the ominous bone marrow procedure cart traveling towards my exam room. As the wheels click-clacked against the cold tile floor of the hallway, I could hear the tiny...