i've been driving myself crazy doing research and trying to make plans.
i've been talking to people of differing roles in the medical system to see about the possibility of a second opinion - just in case. i've talked with nurses, social workers, friends, neighbors to see what they think and what connections they have.
i've had to figure out how to get a wig - if i choose. patrick suggests getting a mullet wig. my friend phil suggests a metallic pink one. there are ones made of my own hair. used ones from the american cancer society. who knew there were SO many wig stores in denver and online?
i've had to figure out new bras and prosthethis - if i choose. so i can actually start to feel a little more like myself again.
and now i need to work on insurance issues. how much they cover, when, what, etc.
it's amazing how much i've been forced to learn and understand in the last 6 weeks.
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
-Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi 1207-1273, written in 1230
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3 comments:
Meghan,
There is SO much to absorb, you're right. And I am sure that you did not anticipate having to learn about all this during this summer. However, that being said you don't have to go the road alone. Please know that you have LOADS of people around you who support you and love you and want to lend their love/friendship and expertise to you to get through this stage. You are wise to possibly seek out a second opinion and to know about all the options available.
Sending you mucho hugs from Sterling, MA,
erica
PS has Bruce sent those hermits yet??! :)
thanks for posting "Which do you like Bettah?"
from now on, every time I have to make a choice in life, I will try to boil it down to this bare bones approach.
simplicity is a key to long-term happiness
Dear Meghan,
Just want to share a few lines from an old classic Robert Frost poem about decision-making:
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Love,
Linda
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