you might think that i'm in surgery right now. but we're back to t minus 3 days. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
my surgery got canceled.
we got all ready. got to kaiser. put on the gown. got an iv. answered a billion questions, including: when was the last time you ate solid foods? i answered: this morning at 730. they FREAKED out. WHAT? WHEN? SERIOUSLY? 730AM?
a nurse called me last night to give me my surgery time. she said to be at kaiser at 2. she said i could eat until 730am, drink clear liquids until 11am. so i did. and then she totally was wrong. and because she told me that, they weren't able to do the surgery. grrrrrrrrrrr. they said that when you get anesthesia, all your muscles relax. it's possible food can come and you can choke and die.
so. i mean. i guess i don't want that to happen. but i'm still mad at that dumb nurse.
so, dr simonds said, we rescheduled for july 24th. i literally jumped out of the bed. SO MAD. MY MOM FLEW OUT HERE FOR THIS! I TOOK TWO WEEKS OFF! #@!!*!@!#!! THE 24TH?!?!?!?!
so dr simonds went to figure out the situation. and he came back and said, what about monday? monday afternoon.
i can do monday. i can handle monday.
but i'm still mad.
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
1 comment:
Meghan, you have every right to feel mad - how horrible for this to have happened to you. It's Sunday night, so I'm hoping you and your Mom (Hi Judy) had some extra special time together and are ready for the morning. You'll be on my mind all day. Wishing you well,
Linda
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