I am seeing a DO to help me recover from this car accident and these old injuries. Today he recommended we do an injection for the first time to hopefully speed my recovery.
While I was laying there waiting, I thought about all I've been learning, recently and then for decades really. More recently, the idea that whatever is happening in the moment can be holy. I thought, you know, I'll probably get better with this shot. It's an interesting story. I'm learning something. Why not just embrace the experience and not get freaked out?
So I was really calm. He asked what kind of music I wanted to listen to and I said Elton John. I didn't get uptight or nervous. I didn't get sick to my stomach or light-headed.
When he was done, he said I was an "awesome patient." He said I didn't get nervous or upset. He said that can happen pretty easily with shots and people who have issues with shots.
If only he knew!! If only he knew that I'm finally pulling together things I've been learning for a very, very long time. It was quite a moment.
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This afternoon, I went out and surveyed where the tree company had removed the last of the stumps from the 2015 storm. Now I get to try and even out what's left and put some plants in. This storm isn't quite done with us yet. Also, the insurance check and my battle with USBank over it.
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I spent the afternoon out at the parent's house with the monthly visit from the PA. It was a good meeting and he's very helpful. I would say it's still overall a stressful situation and the wear and tear on my siblings out there is obvious. I came home exhausted but glad once again to be doing what I can to help.
Tomorrow I meet with the attorney and that will be really expensive, $350/hour. Ughhh... I don't know what else to do though.
Probably the most disregulating today was finding out Mom's been paying full-price for the non-formulary drug that she used to use. I called the doctor's office in January to make sure she'd been switched to the new drug. They didn't do that. Saving money is hard when things like this happen. I just have to do my best and let it go. It's truly exhausting to try and manage all this for them and also live my life and all our responsibilities.
On we go.