Lane von Herzen: Ongoing Search for Responsive, Professional Medical Care

My Third Novel's Conclusion, My Heartbreak

My heart begins to break when I think about completing this particular book -- because this narrative has sustained me like no other story I've known. It's both more personal and more universal than my other works. But beyond memory and archetype, it's a cri-de-coeur about needing to become the person one is destined to be. And in the writing, I have met my own life's work, my own fated journey -- having the sense all the while that the pages are suffused with a resonance, an energy, an electrified field that defies explanation. Writers hope and pray to be overtaken by a work in this way -- to be conscripted into passionate service of a profound story. To experience it even once in a lifetime seems a great privilege. I still have several months before this novel is complete, and this constitutes my reprieve. Because I'm not ready for the beauty to end.

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Ongoing Search for Responsive, Professional Medical Care

OIG Hotline, my older son's health is significantly compromised due to the cysts on his liver and other organs. I took him to the UCSF Emergency Room yesterday evening in an attempt to have him admitted, but without success.

I also requested an evaluation of whether my liver cysts are resectable, but without success.

I will continue to attempt to access appropriate medical care for him and for our whole family under these circumstances, and I will report those details here.

Thank you for allowing me to document these efforts,