{"id":5137,"date":"2025-03-09T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2025-03-09T18:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T22:23:51","slug":"edition-39-hospital-and-specialists-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/edition-39-hospital-and-specialists-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition #39 <br> Hospital Tests Day, As Real As Life &#038; Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5137\" class=\"elementor elementor-5137\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e907e1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e907e1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48ec5d34\" data-id=\"48ec5d34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae8de4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ae8de4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d35d2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d35d2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-default.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-default.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-default-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-default-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbb455e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fbb455e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edition #39 <br> Hospital Tests Day, As Real As Life &#038; Death<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70158683 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"70158683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8d55559 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>09\/03\/2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616fb486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"616fb486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8e91a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b8e91a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile it has been a long time coming, the perspective of spending a whole day at the hospital to undertake a multitude of tests and rushing from one specialist to another wasn\u2019t truly what I would call the ultimate idea of having a great time, even though I came back to Montreal for that very specific reason: my health.\u00a0\n<br><br>\nI have always been pretty reluctant to move elements around on my otherwise pretty hectic type of lifestyle schedule, but this time I knew I had to go no matter what I was engaged in and wherever I was flying from in the world to do so. I had too many episodes of dizziness, near fainting, extreme fatigue, and memory loss over the last couple of months, which were pretty much nothing compared to the massive daily headaches I had to endure over the last 3 weeks. Therefore, to ignore the potential seriousness of my condition would have been pure foolish negligence on my part.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7d18e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b7d18e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039_threadmill-1024x661.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039_threadmill-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039_threadmill-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039_threadmill-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039_threadmill.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9560f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9560f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI have a strange relationship with hospitals in general and me being in the hospital specifically, a sort of hate-hate kind of thing (yes, hate-hate). It probably dates back to my childhood, when I basically lived at the Montreal Children&#8217;s Hospital long enough to believe it was my home&#8230; I spent more time between the ages of 3 and 7 surrounded by nurses and doctors than my own folks at some point. It was \u201cnormal\u201d for me. I often laughed, asking my mom if they had to pay rent for me or if it was a way for her and my father to get some alone moments. My mom always vigorously answered, \u201cHow can you laugh about that?! We thought we would lose you forever every day, every single day, Alex!!!\u201d How can I say&#8230; I tend to have an uncanny sense of humor when it comes to my personal \u201ctragedies\u201d, but this\u2026 Nah, it\u2019s borderline not cool, especially for my mom, who\u2019s usually, oh Lord, the most driven badass person on the planet. She put up with quite a lot of stuff in her life and never lost her faith, her resilient determination, and her comforting presence. She\u2019s got that little something, it\u2019s hard to explain. If there\u2019s still business for canonization, she deserves a shot at sainthood. &#8220;But what is the miracle she performed?&#8221; you may ask&#8230; No doubt, having to deal with me! I mean, she deserves a medal only for navigating my teenage years while cultivating the high hope that I would find my way at some point, and she still does to this very day. If you\u2019re reading this, Mom (no worries, she is, as she fact-checks everything I share when it comes to personal posts \u2014 yes, it\u2019s invading, troubling, and scary, but it keeps me honest, right?!), I love you mom \ud83d\ude09\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04b238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c04b238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-mom-763x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-mom-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-mom-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-mom-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-mom-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-mom.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d8c60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48d8c60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnyway, I digress\u2026 My hate-hate relationship with hospitals. It honestly doesn\u2019t have much to do with my childhood hospital residency, come to think of it, as every member of the medical personnel has always been deeply caring and overwhelmingly invested with me. They kept saying I would become a doctor\u2026 Of course I would! Well, I sort of did: I\u2019m a social worker by university standards (ok, almost. Music got in the way and I never finished the last few credits missing for me to get my diploma). So, as a kid, I never felt that spending numerous Christmas seasons at the hospital was sad or depressing; it was life. I often wondered why my parents were crying when they visited me every day; crying when they&#8217;d see me, crying when they had to leave (which was always way past visiting hours \u2014 the 5-year-old me already had some very bad influence on the whole system. Becoming a doctor? Maybe. A rebel? Most definitely!). When you are a child, your situation isn\u2019t something you care about (maybe I should have), and my reality, as illusive as it might have been, wasn\u2019t felt with the seriousness it must have commanded. My concern was about my folks crying all the time, as I thought I might have done something wrong, but, no, I hadn\u2019t; I was simply severely ill. There was no wrong involved\u2026 Until you fast forward to the 13-17-year-old me. Then, I knew that not only was I doing all sorts of \u201csomething\u201d wrong, I was the eponymous of \u201cwrong\u201d. But hey, I had some \u201clife\u201d to catch up to, right?!\n<br><br>\n\nI think my perception of hospitals was mostly impacted by the sickness and deaths I encountered at a very early age. It started with all the kids \u201cdisappearing\u201d from our shared room, followed by their visitors screaming their pain at the top of their lungs. I\u2019ve learned the notion of someone being with Jesus before I actually knew the guy himself. My deeply beloved grandfather Henry died when I was 6. My grandmother Manse died at 57 when I was a preteen. My grandfather Jack died when I was 13, around the same time my aunt passed away from cancer at age 42. And on, and on, and on\u2026 I know death is part of the cycle of life, obviously. You can measure that notion of rationality as an adult \u2014 until it hits you right in the heart, I suppose. In my case, it was being with my father when he had his last breath, lying down on his hospital bed. He departed at age 61, after a cancer that hadn&#8217;t been identified early enough following years of wrong diagnostics. \u201cIt\u2019s in your head, Mr. Foster, no need to worry.\u201d No, it wasn\u2019t. It wasn\u2019t in his head: it was in his pancreas, his prostate, his lungs, his glands, and pretty much everywhere. Not bad for a missed call\u2026 But that\u2019s an easy take on my part. For every wrong once in a while, there\u2019s an endless quantity of rights that save lives. It just hurts even more when you stand on the tragic column that is the wrong call, and logic doesn\u2019t prevent emotions from destroying you inside. The loss of my father left too much of an unbearable heaviness within me to allow any of my cerebral acuity to provide me some rational comfort. You learn to accept, but you never truly heal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9c7566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a9c7566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-machines-web-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-machines-web-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-machines-web-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-machines-web-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-machines-web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15af992f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15af992f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSo yes, today\u2019s hospital tests\u2026 I don\u2019t really know what to expect or to make out of any of them. I\u2019m alive, and that\u2019s a miracle in itself. But I can\u2019t say that I feel any better ever since I had my life saved. Again, don\u2019t get me wrong; I\u2019m immensely grateful for that second chance, always will be. I\u2019m honoring that gift every day. And even my mom, who knows a thing or two about my propensity to do what I want (which is rarely what I have to), was impressed by how seriously I fully dove into my new chance at life. She even told my surgeon, after she realized that he was using the \u201cfear of the worst\u201d factor to \u201cmotivate\u201d me to take my recovery requirement with the utmost rigor when I was about to leave my 10-day intensive care \u201cvacation\u201d: \u201cDoc, my son has his own solar system; tell it to him like it is, otherwise he won\u2019t ever even consider following your instructions.\u201d I told you, my mom\u2019s a tough client to deal with. But it was a good thing when my surgeon told me I had to follow what he said, or I\u2019d be dead within the next 5 years, and everyone\u2019s dedication towards saving me would have been a total waste of their engagement. Said like that, as unromantic as it might sound, it is pretty clear. In my case, motivating. In reality, the message was clear for me before that \u201cdo what I say or die in vain\u201d type of thing, and if this text might look like I take it lightly, trust me, I don\u2019t. I don\u2019t take it lightly at all. On the contrary, it\u2019s intensely real\u2026 Every single day.\n<br><br>\nI won\u2019t lie, I\u2019m concerned. I know that what I\u2019m presently dealing with ain\u2019t \u201cnormal,\u201d even for me. Last year\u2019s checkup was concerning, especially for my biological graft degrading at an alarming pace, which could lead to a devastating outcome if today\u2019s tests aren\u2019t better. So what\u2019s to expect? I don\u2019t know. The truth, and good news, I hope. I despise make-believes way more than I \u201chate\u201d spending time at the hospital (well\u2026 I \u201chate\u201d it when I\u2019m involved, but I strongly vouch for it when it concerns anyone I care for and love. It\u2019s called a paradox. I know, because I got quite a few!) I entirely trust my specialists, and I had the blessing to become close friends with my cardiologist. He even came to record some songs at my studio with his family band. He\u2019s one of the most incredibly caring and benevolent individuals I\u2019ve met in my life. His support towards my condition goes way beyond my physical health, as he\u2019s the one who accompanied me through the emotionally distressing aspect of my post-surgery recovery and who guided me through my persistent cognitive problems. No need to say, I\u2019m in very good hands. So it\u2019s comforting. It\u2019s a priceless privilege for me. The rest is the rest, and I don\u2019t have control over that so-called rest. I have to follow the mechanic of it all and respect the whole process involved with it. There\u2019s a significant measure of gratefulness in letting go, in having faith in what sublimates our illusory need for control, in what subjugates our deceptive vision of reality\u2026 And that\u2019s my focus right now.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e855cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e855cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-100tips100years.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-100tips100years.jpg 736w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition039-100tips100years-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0debc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0debc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSo let\u2019s see how it goes\u2026 I will let you know the details of my test results when they come in a few days and will do so from my Virginian home, where I\u2019m heading shortly after my hospital stay. I can\u2019t believe I only spent 2 weeks at home since I left in January 2024\u2026 that\u2019s exactly what my body, my heart, and my spirit long for right now: a meaningful journey in one of the only places I can feel peace and comfort\u2026 HOME.\n<br><br>\nThank you all for your kind-hearted affection towards me, it\u2019s the most empowering gift I could ever wish for. You are precious to me.\n<br><br>\n\nBe safe and give me some news when you have a moment.\n<br><br>\n\nYour friend and brother,\n<br>\nAlex\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3369b515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3369b515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fec2bb\" data-id=\"9fec2bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404548c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"404548c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b1d1ccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b1d1ccc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e48b8a\" data-id=\"62e48b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d2dcd5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-153 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60d2dcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/ask-a-question\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask a Question<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it has been a long time coming, the perspective of spending a whole day at the hospital to undertake &#8230; 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