Pneumonia, Part Two, Baruch HaShem finished
Dovid Eidensohn
I went today to my doctor and he studied me very carefully about my
pneumonia. He finished his work and told me that there is not a trace of pneumonia
left in me, but that I must now be very careful not to stir things up and make
problems. He suggested a few weeks of peace of mind, and only then getting once
again into the thick of things.
He sent me to a lab to study my blood, and told me that in two
weeks I have to redo an x-ray about my general situation and the passing of the
pneumonia. The happiness in my heart that I heard such good words from this
doctor, who is surely one of the top experts in his field, gave me strength
that had eluded me for a few weeks. I walked with a steady pace to the doctor’s
office, and returned full blast, although I was careful to force myself to sit
down at one point and relax. Then I got up and went home full of happiness.
When a person is my age and has pneumonia or some terrible disease,
one senses that just in the next room in the Angel of Death. And when the doctor
gives us the good news that the pneumonia is gone and that if we behave there
is surely hope for a healthy future, we surely want to thank HaShem for fears
that may not return.
I want to say more, but the doctor warned me to take my joy slow
and easy unless I want to make a mess of things. So I will obey him and thank
HaShem and conclude for me at this time.
