Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.

The Bee Gees have nothing to do with my post but I got the lyrics in my brain after my doctor visit today and I know you'll be singing right along with me.

Well I'm not a brother, but I'm a mother....oh that SOOO doesn't sound right but some people might actually think that! HA!

Today I had my follow up visit with Dr. Kazi. He really is a unique doctor! He came to say hi to me while I was checking in to say that he was happy to see me.

After I got into the exam room he came in and sat down on the rolling stool. He looked at me and said, "I'm so glad to see you. To be quite blunt I'm surprised you're alive!" He told me that I had been really really sick and that I looked great now. I have to say that I was a little taken aback by his comment but acknowledged that while I was in the hospital I didn't really comprehend the depth of my illness. That was probably a blessing.

He looked over the last set of blood work, ordered more blood work so that we can see a comparison but thought that he wouldn't really see anything that would show that I was still having problems. I do have swelling in my joints but after tomorrow's results on the blood work we'll know where to go. He really feels like this is just going to disappear altogether and that I won't have to deal with this any more.

I will see him again on June 22 right before he leaves this practice. He is going to work for the V.A. as he got a 12 million dollar grant to do some research. He will spend about 30% of his time seeing patients and the rest doing his research. He said that he will keep in touch with me and will see my husband at work so he'll know how to get a hold of me. He also said that if I want to continue to see him that he'll figure something out. He's just a good man and a great doctor.

I really feel like it was divine providence that I ended up in Dallas Presbyterian Hospital and got to have this man as my doctor.