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At the ballgame I (Cam) began to get an ache in the abdomen on the lower left side (appendix is right side), and by morning it was worse and worsening. Through a hospital referral service, after giving our Park location (corner of Jefferson Blvd and MLK Jr) I secured a 1:30 PM appointment with a doctor who, as it turns out, is black and has built a healthy (?) client base from minorities. His staff is black, posters on the walls show only black athletes, and the TV in the waiting room (Marcia and I spent a lot of time there) was playing taped TV shows starring black performers.

After an exam and an explanation of our travel commitments, Dr Butler told Kaiser in California that I needed to be approved for an emergency CAT scan – in his words, “You don’t want to have to explain to the widow why you won’t approve a scan and he bleeds-out.” Those of us on blood thinners need to be concerned about internal bleeding from ulcers, and a hernia was also a possibility. Dr Butler also didn’t want me to get stuck in an emergency room for over 24 hours, so he called ahead to make arrangements.

Of course, the emergency room felt it had to do tests in addition to the CAT scan but by midnight we were back at our park with antibiotics and Vicodin to treat diverticulitis, which should not threaten our trip.

Thank you Dr Butler, Dr Fuller and St Mary’s Hospital. Hopefully also thank you Kaiser.