I had an idea; God executed the plan

 The last couple days, it has been on my mind to change the line extension on my peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line). I noticed yesterday, the plastic, which the line is made from, seemed to be more rigid and not as flexible as I remember it once was. I thought to myself, “I should probably change this extension before the plastic line cracks.”

I was reminded of an incident which happened six weeks ago. I had placed a line extension on my PICC line, but the plastic seemed to be stiff. The extension was from some PICC line supplies I had received two years ago. The packaging said the line extension was good until 2022. On morning, I woke up and the end cap completely broke off from the extension set. Thankfully the extension set was clamped or I would have bled out during the night and/or possibly have gotten an infection in my line. I was able to replace the extension line on my PICC line without any repercussions. Thinking about this event made me contemplate changing out my line extension. I went to bed and pushed the thought out of my mind.

When I woke up in the morning, I was shocked to find my extension set had disconnected from my PICC line during the night. It did not break, but the extension line somehow unscrewed itself from my PICC line. I was left flabbergasted, but grateful there was nothing wrong with my PICC line. When the extension set disconnected, the cap on the end of my PICC line automatically closed. There are no risk for bleeding out or infection.

I smiled and laughed as I picked up the disconnected line set. “Well, God. I guess it was time to change the extension on my PICC line. Thanks for helping me out. I will now put a new extension on my PICC line.”

I found a new line extension in my medical supplies dropped off last week by my medical company. I collected the needed materials and placed them on the dining room table. My mom cleaned off the end of my PICC line and placed a new extension on to my PICC line. And just like that, the task was done.