Tom’s friend “Haymaker” at Duke insisted on an exploratory cardiac catheterization to review the stent procedure and echo-cardiograms. Bob, an interventional cardiologist, explored Tom’s heart for over two hours and concluded his arteries were unobstructed. This was a pivotal moment—empirical evidence that Tom was physically healed. It restored some trust in medical professionals after so much incompetence.
“Friends in high places matter. This was empirical evidence I was fine.”