A single mother's journey to pursue a teaching degree via distance education in Rural Alaska
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Unwinding before life tumbles me hither and yon again
Back from escorting my grandpa to Anchorage for preventative screening. This trip was LONG and basically unproductive - They did an ultrasound on his corroded artery and scheduled a review the next morning to do a "follow up" only to have us wait an hour later than the appointment, skip us because my grandpa went to use the bathroom.... that is not the end of it! The Doctor sat down and said "You are doing a follow up from August of 2007?" I was not in a good mood. After I told him that he was to review the report from the sonogram that was done the day before he looks it up to find it missing. He turns to us and says "I cannot consult with you about the test as it is missing, you will have to schedule an appointment tomorrow." It seemed to me a brushoff because he never even attempted to call the cardiologist department to see if they can check their records just said "it is not here, you must come again." To make this story short - I filed a complaint, and asked that the information be sent to his primary care Doctor since the one we were talking to did not seem like he was interested in anything about my grandfather. He was willing to have us come again in two months to have the procedure done again and review the one done yesterday during that time. When we finally reached home I was so tired I took a nap. Later on my sister called me and said "they were cutting 50 kings at camp today." I felt so guilty because I was just too worn out to leave my son and granddaughter who I had not seen in four days to go down to camp and join the procession. I did try to do my assignments while at Anchorage but I could not concentrate. OH i so want to just close all the books and just go back to the simple life of having a job! In all honesty my stamina can't hold much more of this wide variety of unorganized life.
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