[Magdalen] A prayer, please

[Esther Williamson]

Welcome, Arthur. Prayers for calm acceptance.   I had polio as a child 
which left me, among other things, with a withered arm which hangs out 
of the socket. Several years ago I had a routine chest exam. When the 
nurse called me at home to give me the results of the x-ray she asked if 
I knew I had a dislocated shoulder. Duh!

Esther

On 8/30/2015 9:39 PM, Arthur Laurent 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.
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> 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?
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> (Why would anyone other than a specialist tell you information like that?)
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks for all prayers and good thoughts.
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> (An exciting first post, no? Ha Ha Ha)
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> Arthur