How unique are you?

My kids have always teased me because since they were very young, they have heard me tell stories of comments doctors have made to me over the years. When having cataract surgery at age 35, and then again at 38, the eye doctors - after first having to confirm I was indeed the patient - were fascinated by my eyes. They would call out to their colleagues, "Come here, you have to see this!" The early onset of eye trouble is caused by an inflammatory disease that is most commonly found in men and those of African descent. Go figure! So now I am 42 and as I prepare to have open heart surgery to replace a regurgitating aortic valve caused by the inflammatory disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, I went to see a hematologist to see if I would need to continue taking blood thinners after ths surgery. I was told today by my primary care physician that the hematologist called him Friday afternoon extremely excited about my blood work. It seems that I have thick blood. That in itself is not very exciting, but apparently mine is caused by a condition called Antiphospholipid Syndrome. The hematologist said that he is been practicing for over 20 years and has been waiting to get a patient who had it. My primary care said he also had never seen it before. When my primary care doctor listened to my heartbeat (swish), he said, "WOW! We listen to chests for years just to hear that!" My kids just rolled their eyes...again. (Did I mention that the heart surgeon said my murmur makes the sounds in the opposite order than most?) My mom is not nearly as excited as the doctors are, but I have always said that I am a medical anomaly. Apparently I was right.

Psalm 139:14 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Matthew 10:30 - But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Jeremiah 1:5a - Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;

It is exciting to me that the doctors can confirm that God has created me - and every other person - to be absolutely unique. Even my primary care doctor agreed that God's creatures are marvellously unique!