A Follow up and a Prayer
When I tell you He is faithful and His hand is all over this. Keep reading.
Upon discharge I was instructed to meet with my primary care provider to follow up. Ok! Call Dr. Linthanvong check! His nurse spoke with kindness and compassion as I tried to explain and use all the medical terms to write notes in my file for Dr. L to read over. Again, with complete disbelief in her voice that this is what transpired in 36 hours we set the follow up for the following Tuesday. Tuesday, September 14th Chris and I met with Dr. L in his office. He completes my initial exam and says, “So you were JUST here in March for your wellness visit. You showed NO symptoms of respiratory issues, shortness of breath, anything. Your bloodwork looked great. And now you test positive for Covid and we are here. It just doesn’t make sense. This Covid+ …” I stopped him and finished his sentence. “…saved my life.” We talked over what transpired during my ED stay. He then asked us to ask him anything and gave us a few minutes. We are mostly anxiously awaiting the biopsy at this point but I wanted to know what to expect. Remember, I freak out, but I am calm. So I ask how the appointment on Thursday might go. He is direct. Chris Harris finally asks what I already feel I know, “Is there anyway this isn’t cancer (he said it out loud)?” In complete sincerity and incredible compassion he looked at my chart and looked at us and said “unlikely”. I knew from how the nurses and doctors treated me once the CT scan came back and from the talks in the hallways at every nurse shift change. But Chris didn’t get to experience that and I think in that moment he had been holding on to HOPE for a different diagnosis. Dr. L waited and we said we didn’t have any more questions for today he leaned in and said, “I don’t know if you are family of faith but if it is okay with you both, may I pray for you.” To our surprise and response “We are and yes please.” We both thought he meant he would be praying for us. No again His hand is all in this. Dr. L bowed his head and prayed over my medical team, my upcoming appointment, and asked for the Great Physician to give me the best plan and outcome. He prayed over me, my family and my kids. But God.
God’s got this. It is going to be okay.