Done yesterday (20090402)

[mdlbear]

0402 Th
  * up 6:30; W=189.6; drugs, nose; coffee, no emergen-c
  ~ bring Colleen's laundry, coke, ~chocolate: see below
  * half-hour walk; calls to Colleen and N
  * 2:20 Colleen GYN Dr. S.
    ! happy.  Not only vast amusement before the appointment when we realized
      that they weren't prepared for Colleen to be unable to stand, but happy
      to find out that what looked like serious problems, weren't.
    ! there were mirrors.  Odd, seeing my face with a smile on it.
  & made dinner: broccoli and fried polenta.  Tasty but maybe a little light
    on protein.
  * 8:30 take Kat to see Colleen; noodle while they talk
  & look for local pools with water aerobics for drop-ins
    this one in Brisbane is the only one I can find
  * said my goodbyes to Kat
    ! both sad and a little excited
  * bed ~23:30

It was a mostly happy day. Colleen's appointment at Kaiser was particularly amusing, watching the nurses scramble around after they discovered that Colleen couldn't stand up to get on the examining table. They ended up moving her to a much larger room and bringing in a Hoyer lift. They had, in fact, actually trained with the lift, but apparently don't need it very often.

The odd part came while we were waiting - I caught my reflection in a mirror and I was smiling and laughing.

It didn't hurt that the news was good: the things that we were worried about turned out not to be serious.

Said goodbye to the chaoswolf just in case she was gone before I got back home today; she's still here, but not for long. It's both sad and, at the same time, exciting and hopeful.

Comments

[chaoswolf]

"It's both sad and exciting and hopeful."

Wow. English major hat: both implies 2. You describe 3 emotions. Sad/exciting/hopeful = does not compute. Logic error.

[mdlbear]

OK, you're right. Fixed by making the grouping more obvious.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

Well, seeing yourself in a mirror, smiling and laughing, is definite proof that you're capable of being happy!

[mdlbear]

True. I'm gradually learning to accept it.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

*smiles*
See, it's not that hard, now, is it?