Their vision was blurred by repeated left jabs from the fist of fear. All they could see was death, destruction and defeat. He was not dazed by the fist of fear even though the survival of England was a big question mark. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.
Lets be clear, fear is a legitimate response to great danger.
When the Doctor determined that my fainting episodes were caused by an electrical malfunction that caused my heart to stop, I feared each heart stopping episode. I always had a few seconds warning before the lights went, just enough time to wonder if I would open my eyes in Heaven or on earth. It is a vicious deadly killer that strikes fear in our hearts. We all have friends and relatives who have gone to war against cancer. Some returned victorious and others did not return.