Brrrrrring, brrrrrrrrring

Another very long day.

I was in an all day team meeting - which was good - but it was definitely long.  This morning while in the meeting I received a phone call.  It was the case worker at my insurance company.

She started the conversation by saying she was following up with me as she mentioned she would when she spoke to me last week while I was in the hospital.  Funny thing, I don't remember talking to her.  I guess that pain medication was better than I thought.  The rest of the conversation went something like this:

Her : "You know, nutrition is a very important part of you getting back to your self."

Me : "Oh I know, but it's kind of hard to get the nutrition when you can't eat."

Her : "You need to ensure that you do something to relieve stress.  Like yoga or or what's that one that starts with a P?"

Me : "Pilates?"

Her : "Yes, that's it.  You need to be active.  Exercising is a great way to relieve stress."

Me : "Yes, I know.  I used to do MMA - like they do on UFC, minus the cage and stuff - before I got sick.  I know how important exercise is in relieving stress."

Her : "Well I don't want to preach to the choir, you seem like a very educated woman"

Her : "So do you have any questions or concerns?"

Me : "Yes, I need to make sure in 60 days if my doctor deems that I need to continue TPN treatment, that it's going to be covered.  I can't afford $1000 per day.  Are you able to work on that?"

Her : "Well, I am only assigned to your case for the first 30 days.  Then if it looks like you are going to continue to need treatment - then we have a specialist that would have to take over your case.  But if your employer only contracted for 60 days then we can't go against the contract."

Me: "Well I think that sucks that I've been paying all of these premiums and when I need something I may not be able to get it."

Her : "Oh I know, but we can't be out of money.  We have to follow the contract and then make some suggestions for what you could do."

Her : "So how do feel mentally?  Do you want to talk to a behavior specialist?  Do you feel depressed?"

Me : "No I am not depressed.  When something new comes up with my health, I shut down for a period of time.  Then I realize this is my new reality.  There are people counting on me, things I need to take care of.  No I am not depressed."

There was a bunch of other blah blah blah in our 30 minute conversation.  I honestly felt like I got nowhere.  But she did her job and made the call to me.  She can check off that box.  Back into my meeting I went.

Then during the afternoon session, my phone rang again.  This time it was the home nursing group calling to inform that my TPN supplies for next week would be delivered tomorrow.  I was like - what?  They are supposed to be delivered on Fridays.  So the lady informed me that they had already mixed the bags, so they had to be delivered tomorrow.  Fine.  I will now work from home on Thursdays.

Finished up our team meeting - then it was time to race to the dojo to be with my daughter while she trained and so the hubby could head back home and finish up what he was working on.  It was during my daughter's second class that my phone rang - it was my husband.

Him : "One of the chickens is missing.  One of the Rhode Island Reds."

I was actually in disbelief, because he has a tendency to call me up and mess with me on the phone - to see what he can get me to believe.  But he wasn't playing around this time.  One of the hens was missing.  About 10 minutes into our call, he made the statement that I dread hearing "there are feathers".  Something, we don't yet know what, but something got her.  We don't think it's a fox because the fencing wasn't compromised and there were no holes buried under it.  It could have been a hawk.  But normally a hawk will kill them inside the coop because it can't carry them out.  So if it was a hawk, it was a big one.  The feathers he found were outside of the coop.

I really wanted to shut my phone off after that call.

I am now completely looking forward to the fact that I can stay in my pajamas tomorrow.

Thursday deliveries are going to work out just fine.