So sorry to hear your husband, hope he's in the mend now.
I'd like to think as we grow older we can manage the unexpected better, after all we have all the experience behind us, there isn't that much we haven't seen or heard about or not expecting in life
How wise are your words @livinguktaiwan (Sassy Lut), growing older certainly has its advantages especially if we are clever enough to listen and learn. Whenever I might think that I have seen it all, the universe lets me know all too quickly that this is not the case. Hahaha.