After getting a hearing test today that revealed much hearing loss, and above all how my brain no longer understand certain sounds, I stopped by Sherm's Thunder Bird market thinking how my old body is falling apart, maybe a case of feeling sorry for myself. It was mid day and the store was crowded with shoppers, mostly old folks like myself making their way through the different aisles. As I came into the main aisle I noticed a crowd of people assembled at the far end near the meat section. Then I saw a man on the floor as store employee or another customer was giving him CPR. Other shoppers looked shocked as they were frozen in place. I moved on down another aisle as EMT's arrived with a stretcher. Soon they yelled for people to get out of the way as they carried the man out of the store. A man standing near me asked what was going on since many in the store had no idea what had happened. I told him about what I saw and made the comment, "you just never know". He replied, "that's the truth". I left the store praying that the man would survive and feeling better that I'm still moving and thankful for what I can hear.
PS: yes, I will be wearing hearing aids in a few weeks that will help me and my old brain understand what I have not heard or understood for a good part of my adult life.
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