Hope was by my side; Fear was nowhere in sight. God was in his heaven, and all was right with my world. – Peter Kurt Haarmeyer – Quote from “I’m Afraid”
On December 3, 1988, my wife, Laura, and I attended an annual dinner dance honoring the outgoing president of our local dental society. At the time, I was the secretary of the Board of Directors of the Scranton District Dental Society, and local director of Continuing Education credits for the Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry.
In previous years, I had served as a chairman of Children’s Dental Health Month, an active member of the Academy of General Dentistry, an inductee into the Pierre Fauchard Academy, an international dental honor society, and president of the Lackawanna Unit of the American Cancer Society.
As did many of my colleagues, I donated my services performing free oral cancer screenings for the general public, and free dentistry sponsored by the Jewish Family Services at the Jewish Community Center in Scranton.
In January, I would become president‑elect of the Scranton District Dental Society and serve as president in 1990. – Excerpt from “I’m Afraid”
That evening I put my arm around my beautiful wife of less than two years and, thought to myself, “Life is good…it really is.”
But I forgot that Life is not static; it is in a constant state of flux.
It’s like the man living in the penthouse, convinced that his world will last forever.
Two days later, he is sitting on a park bench feeding the pigeons, wondering how it all went wrong.
I no longer say, “It can’t happen to me!”
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Do Not Be Afraid!!!