Protection

A reflection from Eric Cattell:

Nine weeks ago, I was taking my bike ride on the steeper streets in northwest Manhattan when I started feeling faint and stopped to rest. However, I passed out before I got all the way off my bike. Within a minute or two, a retired nurse who took my vitals said my pulse was irregular, and she insisted on driving me and my bike home.

This resulted in a series of appointments and cardiac tests that revealed an irregularity necessitating heart catheterization to more accurately identify the issue. That test revealed that my right coronary artery was 98% blocked and the left artery has some minor plaque, so they immediately performed angioplasty and inserted a stent. I spent one night in the hospital and went home the next day. The medical staff said my exercise routine of frequent walking and biking likely resulted in some minor arteries compensating for the blockage, thus avoiding a heart attack.

I believe that the Lord was watching over me that day on my bike ride, sending a guardian angel nurse, and prompting me to get tested. If I hadn’t had that fainting incident, I never would have gotten tested.