*sings* "Heart, of my heart"...I love that melody...
"Heart of my heart"...brings back those memories
Remember when we were kids...on the corner of the square
We were rough and ready guys, but oh...how...we...could...harmoniiiiiiiiiize...
Toooo "Heart of my heart..." (etc.)
Sorry. As I ponder today's cardio function test, somehow I flashed back to days in the Lambda Chi Alpha house @ U. of FL singing that 1926 song w/ the bros. (that's right, sports fans...a bunch of frat boys could, in fact sing songs that our grandparents would enjoy...) *ends irrelevant reverie*
So here's today's plan:
--to WCU shortly for a bit of catchup work
--12:00-ish - head toward Mobile
--2:00 - check in & get hooked up to IV
--then a "stress echocardiogram with dobutamine"
(whatever that is...apparently it involves an IV & some drugs...with me yelling a cool word into a canyon of some sort to get an echo. "Dobutamine!...Dobutamine....Dobutamine..." Not sure what yelling into a canyon has to do w/ cardio function, but then there's much I don't know about medicine...*grin*)
Results will be faxed to MDA thereafter.
Your prayers are most appreciated for me to...pass
(or whatever the right medical word is).
Why Mobile, you ask? Simple. My cousin is a cardiologist there. Thus, I get the "family-member-with-serious-medical-situation" fast track" scheduling. *smile* One could surely get the same test locally, and have most competent cardiology care here, I'm sure. But there's something about knowing & being related to the guy who'll be examining my heart function...He's a few months younger than I, so beyond being related, we're also friends. Years of shared experiences. I like knowing my Drs. personally.
(My students who took my Econ test last night will no doubt get a chuckle out of me being concerned about passing a test...)
Lisa & James are on the road back home from Oxford this morning, & Anne seems to be somewhat on the mend. Perhaps we'll have a couple of days of something approximating normality...
Thanks for your prayers today, amigos!
With love and hope,
Mike
p.s. - I'm guessing that posting next week will be...sporadic, at best. *sigh* But my bro is more computer savvy than I, so maybe he'll update some since he'll be out there with Lisa bored stiff in the ICU waiting room...
p.p.s. - "I know a tear would glisten...if once more I could listen...to that gang that sang 'Heart of my Heart' *vocal harmony* 'Heart...of...my...Heart'"
(why yes! we did indeed harmonize on that part at the end...)
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Oh, did we EVER harmonize!!!
Others are:
1. "RE", >insert belch sound here< followed by a faint blowing action to one's face.
2. The red hat.
3. "That costs more than you did!"
4. Falling out of a Jeep in Jax.
5. Laurie Benson and I helping you cry at the FWB cemetery.
6. Too many parties to count!
All this before God's plan was more substantially revealed, to show us "heathens & tax collectors" what a complete disciple Mike has become.
Through our friendship, my life has been enhanced & enriched. How could I ever begin to return the favor?
Sorry I missed you at Jim's church.
I wanted to come to see you, but my plans were pre-empted.
Lifting you up before the Divine Physician's throne, bro,
Rick - EM 1098
We did harmonize and could probably all still remember the words.
God has a purpose for us all and Mike yours was to show us humility.
Your in ZAX,
Fred EM-1155
Loved your post tonight! Hard to imagine my Sunday School teacher as one of those wild & crazy frat boys!!! I'm glad that today's test went well and the Striders will continue to pray for you every day as you work your way back to Houston to KICK SOME MELANOMA HINEY!!! (I tried to edit that so that all the good Baptists reading it wouldn't be offended!!) Take care and have a great rest of your week with your sweet family....Tell Anne that if she had just come with y'all Saturday night, that a big ribeye would have boosted her immune system! Sleep tight!
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