[Magdalen] A prayer, please

[Ann Markle]

Arthur, nice to meet you.  I hope to learn some more about you, when you
have the chance.  I also hope this "missing kidney" info was confirmed by a
specialist -- I'm not sure I'd trust the opinion of a resident (do M.D.s
really administer sonograms?  I thought they were done by some sort of med
tech and turned over to MDs for interpretation, as mammograms usually
are).  This is pretty dramatic and drastic, and I'd want to know for sure!

The "waking up in a bathtub full of ice" reference from James O was an
"urban internet legend" about people being abducted and having kidneys
stolen for sale on the black market -- a veiled joke.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

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