[Magdalen] A prayer, please

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I don't suppose you have any memory of awakening in a bath tub, filled with
ice, in some hotel room....

(If you were to say yes, this would immediately become very awkward)

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 9:39 PM, Arthur Laurent <ALaurent at npr.org> wrote:

> Latest blood work brought a value that was a bit high for my PCP (though
> it's been bouncing around those high normal numbers for five or so years).
> So off to the nephrologist I went.
>
> He ordered a bunch of tests. In the first test (about 45 minutes into a
> renal sonogram beginning at 7 this morning), the resident asked me, "Has
> anyone ever told you you don't have a right kidney?"  I laughed, because it
> reminded me of the time my cardiologist asked, "Has anyone ever told you
> you have atrial fibrillation?
>
> (Why would anyone other than a specialist tell you information like that?)
>
> Funny I hadn't known that. I was in the Service for 7 years, and nobody
> ever mentioned a missing kidney to me. I would have thought Navy doctors
> would have been more thorough.
>
> It freaked me out, (maybe it was the dark lights and the cold slimy
> gel...) though I'm a lot more calm now. Since I've apparently never had a
> right kidney, I'll refine what I'm doing/eating now to minimize stress of
> my kidney. And I suppose I shouldn't expect to live more than another 61
> years.
>
> Please pray for my calm acceptance of this, or whatever else the Spirit
> might prompt you to pray for. Presumably if God wants me healed, He'll do
> it. I'll settle for just being calm accepting about it.
>
> Thanks for all prayers and good thoughts.
>
> (An exciting first post, no? Ha Ha Ha)
>
> Arthur