A few years ago, I had a series of events happen that changed my life, and my perspective. In August 2013, I had the first of several life threatening episodes. Over the next year, I would be admitted into the hospital several times with symptoms similar to someone that was suffering from sepsis. The first time that I was taken to the hospital, was by far the worst. The doctors told my wife if she had waited in longer to bring me in, there is no way I would have survived. With each incident, I was admitted into ICU, and remained there for several days. Each time I was fighting for my life as my internal organs were shutting down, by blood pressure had dropped to unsafe levels, my potassium was too high, my heart rate was too fast, and so much more. With all these symptoms, the doctors never found a source of infection in my body. Continue reading →