Thank You to Dr. Peter Blomgren, MDVIP

When my daughter-in-law awakened early on a Saturday morning in July 2022, her voice was weak, swallowing was difficult and she had limited movement of her left arm. She and her family were visiting us in Greensboro, NC and were over 1000 miles from their home in Minnesota. I called my MDVIP doctor, Dr. Peter Blomgren, on his cell phone and left a message. In less than an hour on that Saturday morning, Dr. Blomgren returned my call and after a brief conversation, he recommended my daughter-in-law be taken as quickly as possible to a recently opened medical facility because she probably would get faster treatment. He was correct. Upon arrival, she was seen immediately by the medical staff and hospitalized. In my daughter-in-law’s words, “What was meaningful to me is that he used his expertise to anticipate what I might need and clear the path to my getting it. He also helped me to know how my symptoms were presenting and what that would likely mean about what would happen when I got to the hospital. Both were invaluable.” After a few days, my daughter-in-law was able to fly home to Minnesota where she has been under the care of doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. After many tests, she was told that her left vocal cord was paralyzed and that her illness is called idiopathic vocal fold paralysis. After over a year and a half, she has made remarkable progress. Her voice is stronger, there has been substantial improvement in her ability to swallow food and movement of her left arm has mostly returned. And she has been working full time since last December. The purpose of this note is to express gratitude to Dr. Blomgren for his prompt and helpful response to a request for medical attention on a Saturday morning for a family member who was visiting. A very sincere Thank You.