I have one less tooth today. NJ came with and asked me, "You getting your tooth out? Why? You getting a new one? Can I see it?" Lots of reminders today of my on-going healing, the process of getting our lives back. After two years of rescheduling dentist appointments, I went back recently. I was so embarrassed at how much my teeth had been neglected. All this time of being sick and not being able to do anything about it. It's frustrating that now, after all this time there's still effects from what's happened. So I had to get a tooth out today. I was so nervous and Baba makes fun of me that I worry about a little tooth after having been through so much. It turned out to be nothing, totally painless, fast, and easy. They offered me prescription pain meds, but it didn't hurt and I didn't need anything at all.
We had a couple over for dinner tonight. We met them at one of my many UCLA clinic visits. At one point I was there once a week. So we ran into them quite a bit and every time, we'd talk, joke, laugh and talk about our experiences. One of the last times we saw them we exchanged numbers. We've been in touch and talked about getting together, but we finally made it happen. And oh my, are we happy we did. We started off talking about everyday things and somehow our conversation went deeper in an instant when we started talking about how our lives have been affected after. It seemed like everything that they said was exactly what's happened to us, exactly what we've felt, thought, said, or did. And as it turns out, they've reconnected with God, church, and fellowship. What a relief, what a weight off, and what a blessing! In my entire life of dealing with health issues, I actually have someone to talk to that really understands. Not just because of their own hardship or illness, but because the same thing happened to them, life changed in the same way, and they're still trying to deal with it. I'm feeling a little less crazy. Thank God for friends, community, and faith.
Last week we went to Nate and Amy's house for dinner. We met @ the XXXX medical center liver clinic. Both Amy and I have had Liver Transplants. I have had one, and Amy has had two! It's great to be alive!, however it does have it's challenges.
ReplyDeleteNJ (Nate Jr.) was there and this kid was the life of the party. He and I must have read about 6-8 books and read the last one about 10 times including back to front.
I learned a lot about this kid. He likes the big pool, but he likes the little pool (spa) better because it's warmer. He has a pet spider and I can't remember its name, the spider has eggs and he doesn't know if it's the mother or the father that is staying with them.
He likes Chocolate Cake, Pizza, Cherry Pie, Ice Cream Cones, Strawberrys, and Lolli-Pops. He doesn't like Salami, Sausage, Pickles, Swiss Cheese, and Pears. He doesn't like Apples and Oranges, but he does like Apple and Orange Juice!
We did a few puzzles and he showed me how to make 2 squares into a rectangle so I showed him how to make 2 triangles into a square. I learned that when food doesn't taste good it "accidental" falls on the floor and the dog seems to always rest under his chair during dinner.
I also learned that he is afraid of most monsters, except the one-eyed one from Monsters Inc, but knows his dad will beat them up. He asked me to take him to the ocean the next time I go so that I can show him Patrick the Starfish from Sponge Bob.
Thank you for writing all this, Alan! You're awesome for spending the time you did with him, he absolutely loved the attention. I didn't know some of these things, it's good to know! And quite funny. We appreciate the time we spend with you. We'll have get together again soon.
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