Don't take life to serious. Serious health scare and reality check

You hit the nail on the head, friend! After being struck with SSHL (sudden hearing loss) in April in one ear, I was told that this is an emergency situation that requires immediate emergency treatment, yet I put off going to the ER for 3 days due to work/family obligations.Thank God some hearing came back after steroid treatment...the majority of people who wait lose the hearing permanently. I was thinking the same thoughts as you after I found out...who the hell can work if you are deaf, or dead? (or blind, or crippled...) Take care of yourself first and piss on the HR department policies. Hell, they won't even send flowers to your funeral.