Hey I'm still the parent

Several weeks ago I unexpectedly spent 6 days in the hospital for congestive heart failure.  I won't go into all the details but basically my heart went into an abnormal beat, my heart had a clot, and I have a serious leaky valve.   This was my family's and friends'  first encounter with the fact that I am 74 and am subject to illness. It would be so easy to be taken care of yet as appreciative as I am of all the love and concern I still want to be the parent and the adult that I have always been.  I'm not ready to give up yet.