VALIS informed him that his infant son was in mortal danger from an unnamed illness even though routine medical checkups had shown no trouble or worrisome symptoms. But Dick insisted that thorough tests be run to ensure his son’s health and was eventually able to get the doctor to make them in spite of there being no obvious problems. It was discovered that Dick’s son had an inguinal hernia and would have died without immediate surgery. The operation saved the child’s life, which Dick attributed to the “intervention” of VALIS.
