The Day That My World Changed

For This I Believe

[This essay was written by Mary Chapin Carpenter for NPR's "This I Believe,” an ongoing series about the core values and beliefs that guide people’s daily lives. Mary Chapin Carpenter’s essay was broadcast on June 23.
The following is the original unabridged version.

Eight weeks ago I was released from the hospital after suffering a pulmonary embolism. [...]