Mr. & Mrs. Green come to the prep area
Hello, why are you here
It’s just a heart cath, they said

Told the kids to do their own thing
It’s not a big deal
Go on about your life
It’s just a heart cath, they said

Take some pictures
See some blockages
Place some stents
All goes well till it doesn’t
Perforation, drop in blood pressure
Get a balloon, place a covered stent,
No Blood pressure, start CPR
Intubate, drain the pericardium
Place an Impella
Whew, we got him back
It’s just a heart cath, they said

Go to waiting room, see a woman
Sitting alone, anxious
Where is your family
They are … not with me
It’s just a heart cath, they said
My husband, the father of my
children
How is he? He is fine… right?
It’s just a heart cath, they said

Call the children
In different parts of the country
One is driving, one is with her
children
It’s just a heart cath, they said

Is he fine?
Will he be ok?
Will the man I married
Will our father – come back to us?

The way he used to be
It’s just a heart cath, they said

Time will tell
We were fast and efficient. There was
no delay in treatment. The rest is up to
nature

It’s just a heart cath, they said. Till it
isn’t