Here’s a look back at the week that was…..
HITS
- There’s nothing better than getting snail mail from another person. I’m not talking about flyers or bills. Everyone hates those! This week, I was thrilled to receive two personal letters in my mailbox. Last month, I renewed my subscription to International Pen Friends and have begun corresponding with pen pals again. This week, letters came from Kansas and Belgium. I have participated in International Pen Friends off and on throughout my life and have thoroughly enjoyed it. When we were all quarantined in our homes, writing seemed like the perfect way to feel connected with other people. Now we just wait and see how the introductions go — and hope that an old-fashioned friendship develops.
- Friday afternoon, I had to make a trip to Lubbock and realized that I had not had lunch yet. It was rather late, so restaurants were not going to be crowded. I took a chance and poked my head in Red Robin and saw that only two tables were occupied. So I asked for a table away from everyone else and enjoyed a quiet meal at a favorite restaurant.
MISSES
- Things at work seemed busier than normal. I felt as though I was trying to stay one step ahead all week. I was shocked and pleasantly surprised when I realized at lunch on Friday that I had managed to get everything done that was on my to-do list.
- On Friday morning, I was scheduled to visit with my primary care physician to follow-up on some labs that my cardiologist had preformed earlier in the summer. Once the front office got approval for the visit from my insurance (that’s another annoyance all together), I finally got to visit with the nurse for the intake session. Just like clockwork, I sneezed several times when I sat on the examination table. The nurse’s eyebrows went up and we began a dialogue about the “symptoms” that I had been experiencing this week. I attributed everything to allergies and thought I was going to dodge “the test.” Then she asked the question I had hoped to avoid: Have you been exposed to COVID-19? When I asked her to clarify how she was defining “exposure”, I knew I was sunk! So the doctor ordered a nasal swab in addition to the blood work I came in for. The nasal swab was not as bad as I had feared, but it was still not something that I want to willingly do again.
- After 30 minutes of waiting for results from Friday morning’s tests, the doctor entered the room with “I have good news and bad news.” Good news — I tested negative for COVID. I didn’t think I was sick when I went in, but it is good to get reassurance that I am not carrying the virus a symptomatically. The bad news was something that I have been expecting for a while. I have diabetes. Apparently, my score was just over the threshold for the disease and the doctor was very clear that it is something that can be managed with a few simple steps. So, I’m learning to drink diet sodas, increasing my water intake, and adding a new medication to my daily regime. We will re-evaluate my condition just before I head home for Thanksgiving.
Livin' Life 