Oh @Ann_T good for you for being the strong spouse and INSISTING it be checked out. I have a good friend the same thing happened to and he was in the hospital but it wasn't until his girlfriend(who works in the field) pitched a GIANT fit that it got diagnosed. It is so heart stopping when life happens....
I thawed some chicken breasts out. Now to pound them thin, saute and then slip them into a tomato basil sauce I thawed out, sprinkle with some shredded asiago and pop on top of some pasta with some sautéed spinach with garlic.