Fourteen Weeks
It's funny how we never realized how strange life is, until it happens --"he who knows it feels it"--and then again--"in a twinkling of an eye"-- how quickly your life and those close to you changes. Since July 21st, I've never visited or been in and out of one hospital, let alone three, so many times that it's become commonplace--suffice it to say--I abhor this institution of healing and death.
Two days after my last blog submission, my mom was airlifted across the waters in search of answers-- where after six weeks no answers were to be found. Our quest for knowledge was thirsty... the doctors in Nassau couldn't provide it so now it was time to rely on physicians abroad.
I found it very ironic that a private institution "touted" as providing the best possible health care is not able to adequately diagnosis a patient's condition within reasonable time constraints given the "over inflated physican fees" assessed to it's patients. This is one health care facility that the pharse "value for money" almost certainly with a great degree of skepticism--begs to differ. It's health care facilities like this that causes the cost of health care to be exorbitant thus perventing the common man a chance at a better quality of life.
Our fact finding mission has been satisfied to a certain degree--only God knows it all-- as we know now after eight weeks in Florida what we're dealing with, what course of action is the best course of action and how to deal with the fact that it's all about the quality of life now. In those eight weeks, mom has endured countless scans, needles -- blood suckers as she calls them--an operation, moving from a general hospital to a specialization center, constant hook up to oxygen tanks, chemo treatments, constant bouts of weakness, and on and on...and on..
Thus far through it all--- her spirit is high...for her faith in God is strong and formidable...on days that I know she's down...she recites her rosary like she does with her CCD pupils...or she reads her daily word...or takes up her bible...Her strength lies in her belief in God....and its this belief and faith that gives her hope.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”- Benjamin Franklin
Two days after my last blog submission, my mom was airlifted across the waters in search of answers-- where after six weeks no answers were to be found. Our quest for knowledge was thirsty... the doctors in Nassau couldn't provide it so now it was time to rely on physicians abroad.
I found it very ironic that a private institution "touted" as providing the best possible health care is not able to adequately diagnosis a patient's condition within reasonable time constraints given the "over inflated physican fees" assessed to it's patients. This is one health care facility that the pharse "value for money" almost certainly with a great degree of skepticism--begs to differ. It's health care facilities like this that causes the cost of health care to be exorbitant thus perventing the common man a chance at a better quality of life.
Our fact finding mission has been satisfied to a certain degree--only God knows it all-- as we know now after eight weeks in Florida what we're dealing with, what course of action is the best course of action and how to deal with the fact that it's all about the quality of life now. In those eight weeks, mom has endured countless scans, needles -- blood suckers as she calls them--an operation, moving from a general hospital to a specialization center, constant hook up to oxygen tanks, chemo treatments, constant bouts of weakness, and on and on...and on..
Thus far through it all--- her spirit is high...for her faith in God is strong and formidable...on days that I know she's down...she recites her rosary like she does with her CCD pupils...or she reads her daily word...or takes up her bible...Her strength lies in her belief in God....and its this belief and faith that gives her hope.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”- Benjamin Franklin
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