EVERY DAY’S A WINNER

Alors, we’ve only been here about 40 days and we can already tell you fun facts about being in a French hospital!  Never a dull moment for us, that’s for sure.

Mon marie had some unexpected and significant EKG results as part of a routine on-boarding physical, which landed him quickly in the Pôle Santé République (hospital) for a coronary angiogram.  The great news is no surgery for now (can you say we were thinking emergency trip back to the US??!?) and we’ll know more with two months of beta blockers and ACE inhibitor meds.    Great care and ‘good-enough’ communications utilizing a mix of ‘franglish.’  It’s actually pretty comical.  Lots of hand motions!  🙂

Upon arrival to the hospital, we were presented a menu.  Do you want a single room?  Would you like a tv?  How about wifi?  A private bathroom? Would you like gourmet meals or basic sustenance?  Each option carried it’s own pricing…..very interesting!  Would you like tires with that car?

As you can see, he had a great view of the Stade Marcel Michelin right outside his window, which is the 19,000 seat Rugby Stadium for the ASM Team – 2016-2017 National Rugby Champions.  You can see the giant Rugby sculpture and the globally omnipresent Golden Arches!

Back to French healthcare.  I was pleased to see that the hospital was functional and didn’t look like a 5 star Michelin Guidebook Hotel (can you say Greenville Memorial?) with paintings and oriental carpets…..($$$$ to your insurance premiums and pocketbook).  The flip side of that is that he was given a bottle of water and a glass.  Period. No ice, no soap, no towels (until requested), and breakfast was a tiny coffee and small piece of bread.  Guess we didn’t check off the box for the gourmet meal!  🙂

Yes, we took the tram to the hospital.  Yes, we took the tram home.  I haven’t driven the car yet (standard) and it didn’t seem like the timing was right to begin lessons!  🙂

For those of you who knew this was happening, thank you for the prayers.  We could feel them.  Please keep his improvement in your continuing prayers.

Every day’s a winner isn’t just a catchphrase or a slogan.  It’s a belief, it’s faith.   Deuteronomy 31:8 says, “The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you.  Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Now – back to unpacking those boxes!  AND BUNCO THIS AFTERNOON!  AND KIDS ARRIVE TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY!   It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….

Love,

Mindy