Many years ago my Mother and Father took in a
stray cat. He was mostly black with some white spots.
They called him Blackie the Cat. He was a good companion for them and their household.
They called him Blackie the Cat. He was a good companion for them and their household.
He had the sharpest claws I had ever seen on a
cat. Blackie had a thing about tearing through the house and he would swat at anyone’s
ankles and legs that were in range. And it didn't matter who it was.
I wasn't a fan of this cat.
One day Blackie took a swat at my Mothers leg and got her good. He cut her leg wide open with his claws. She was bleeding pretty badly. My father immediately wrapped her leg and stopped the bleeding. Within a week my Mom came down with a severe fever and an upset stomach that sent her to the Emergency Room.
I wasn't a fan of this cat.
One day Blackie took a swat at my Mothers leg and got her good. He cut her leg wide open with his claws. She was bleeding pretty badly. My father immediately wrapped her leg and stopped the bleeding. Within a week my Mom came down with a severe fever and an upset stomach that sent her to the Emergency Room.
The Doctors ran blood tests and determined she
had sepsis. I was much younger and did not know what sepsis was. The attending
Nurse that was assisting knew my brother and she told us this is pretty serious blood infection
and it could be fatal. She said the infection has reached serious level in her
blood stream. The Doctor administered an aggressive medication he called the “Antiseptic Bomb” to
kill the infection. He told us to pray.
And we did! I also had thoughts and visions of
what Blackie’s fate was going to be. Thankfully, the antiseptic bomb worked. This
Doctor wasn't your average run of the mill Emergency Room Doctor which is cure the
ailment and send them home.
I noticed a peculiar way the Doctor would act
when he came in the room. He seemed a suspicious and puzzled about something. He
was PAYING ATTENTION to an intuition he had.
He informed us he was going to run a full MRI on
my Mom. He felt the infection level was much higher than a cat scratch should
have caused. When the results came back it showed a cancerous tumor on my Mom’s
kidney. She was operated on to remove the Kidney immediately. The cancer stayed
encapsulated on that kidney and it never spread anywhere else. Within a week my
Mom was home.
I accompanied my Mother on the follow up
appointment with the Doctor. He told us in reality that the cat was the true
hero. The cat scratch triggered the infection (sepsis) otherwise the cancer not diagnosed
would have spread within a few short months. The Doctor revealed it was a very
aggressive and deadly form of cancer. This occurred over 10 years ago. My Mom to
this day still has a clean bill of health.
Blackie the cat saved my Mother’s life.
Unfortunately, Blackie is in cat heaven right now and it was from natural causes. In
my opinion, The Doctor was also a hero! If his intuition did not lead him to run the MRI in the emergency room (which in reality is a rare request these days) my Mom would not be here today.
The moral of this story is not to pre-judge
events or circumstances in your life. Sometimes fate will intervene to make things right. My
Family and I to this day are grateful that this Doctor PAID ATTENTION to his professional
wit and gut instincts to make the absolute right choice for my mom. He went
above and beyond.
We
should all commit to this excellence in what we do daily. We should strive
make it a code to always go above and beyond our call of duty to those we
serve everyday. John P. Slosek,Jr.
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