Hearts Journey

Isolation Patient In the theatre everybody was focused and programmed to do their job. The theatre was cold and emotionless. On the operating table the sister asked me to lie still as my trembling was so excessive that it was difficult to insert the anaesthetic needles. The calming medicine that I was given earlier had no effect on me, I was in gripped by fear. I felt like a lamb being led to slaughter. I was eventually rigged up with anaesthetic needles; everything became dark.

Despite all the visits, phone calls and interest shown by people, I felt extremely isolated in this situation. I had no idea where and how to place my experience and forth coming operation in my paradigm and belief system of God. Being a leader in the community that I served, the questions I had could not be discussed with just everybody. I had no choice but to get through this. I held on to what David wrote in Psalm 23 where he says, "I 32