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I’m pleased to say that my laparoscopic nephrectomy operation (removal of a kidney) went okay and I am now back at home – they ‘released’ me on Sunday afternoon.
Immediately following the operation, and once settled on the ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, my wife was allowed to see me. One of the first things she said was, “I see you are on eBay.”
I was a bit dopey because of some of the drugs that had been administered and said something like, “You won’t get much for me at the moment.”
The whole thing was then forgotten as the nurses started their routine checks and I kept dropping off to sleep.
Two days later I was up on my feet and walked a short distance with Karin along a corridor to stretch my legs. As we made to return to where my bed was situated we had to go through a swing door. “See,” she said, “You are on E Bay.” There was a large sign stating this on the door.
It was then I realised I was on Tolgus Ward and along the corridor were different bays for patients. So she hadn’t put me up for auction after all!
When I left the hospital they gave me a bag of assorted tablets I was supposed to take for a couple of weeks. On Monday morning I opened the first box at breakfast. The capsules were a garish green and orange and matched the tablecloth.
I asked Karin where the tablecloth was from as I hadn’t seen it before. She told me it was one we collected from my mother’s belongings several years ago.
For ages we have used one of two tablecloths for use at breakfast. Strange that, out of the blue, Karin decided to change this for one with the colours of green and orange. Think of it as you will!
After breakfast I went up to my office, the door and windows of which had been closed while I was in hospital. On the windowsill was a lovely butterfly. I took a quick snap – sorry, it’s not very clear – left the room and when I returned the butterfly was nowhere to be seen. Interesting to me is that in some cultures, butterflies symbolize rebirth after being inside a cocoon for a period of time.
Anyway, all I intended to say today was really a big thank you to everyone who sent me their good wishes by emails and in comments prior to my operation. Also a big thank you to Trish and Rob at synchrosecrets who published the post Healing Circle for Mike Perry and also The Circle of Light for Mike Perry.
Karin and I have been greatly touched by such kindness within the blogging community. There is much goodness in the world.
Going back to Trish and Rob’s Healing Circles, this is a wonderful idea whereby we can help each other with our thoughts and meditations.
For more interesting and unusual stories like this go to 67 Not Out – coincidences, synchronicity, UFOs, reincarnation and many other mysteries.
2012-09-28 08:01:11
Source: http://www.67notout.com/2012/09/laparoscopic-nephrectomy-coincidences.html