As far as having a life changing experience goes, it didn't happen to me. What has happened is that where my family, my health and my goals are concerned, my awareness has changed over a period of time. My goals have slowly changed and so has my overall view of life. I love my husband and my son even more than before for what they went through during that period and the months it took for me to recover. Without them, I would have given up.
Nothing is as significant as it appears to be.