It's funny isn't it how you meet people and sometimes they leave a huge impression.
I went for my regular glaucoma check today and met a wonderful lady in the waiting room. A third lady received bad news on her phone whilst we were waiting and this other lady was just marvellous. It was a brief encounter but very powerful. Once the lady who had received the bad news had gone, the other lady and I got chatting It turned out she was a minsiter - in a very poor deprived area of the town - but a minister not attached to a church but who was ordained and helped people who didn't attend church, who didn't think they had faith etc. She was married to man who was a palliative care doctor. My goodness, what an inspirational couple and God certainly chose the right lady for his work with that one. It's hard to put the interaction into words, but it left me very moved.
My eye check went well - well as well as it could witht he IT system going down so I have to go back! And ont he way home I had great great news. News I didn't realise I had been waiting on quite so much as I broke down in tears.
After my breast cancer in 2022/2023 a test for something totally unconnected found a nodule in my lung the side I had had the cancer. Apparently they can be for all sorts of reasons and not always something sinister but in light of the past events they wanted to keep checking it. I had my most recent scan at the beginning of July and I hadn't heard any results. I was obviously concerned although I figured if it was serious they would have been in touch. But after having cancer the brain mess that is left means you don't always think positively or rationally. You can never speak to anyone on the respiratory dept as they are understandably busy but I rand at the end of last week and left a message to ask if I would get my results soon. Within an hour a very nice lady, the consultants secretary, rang me back. She said my results were ready to view but that she wasn't allowed to tell me them as she wasn't medically trained but she would make sure the consultant saw them and reported on them. I was impressed to have the call back.
Well she rang again today to explain the consultant had dictated a letter on 18th July but somehow it had been lost and there was now a new letter and, as she had it on the screen, would I like her to read it to me. Of course I said yes and the nodule hasn't grown, in fact it is a bit smaller! She was so lovely and I thanked her profusely for taking the tme to ring and to reassure me. Then I burst into tears. Our NHS may be broken, it may have lots of faults and be struggling to cope, but the NHS is made up of so many truly wonderful people ... not just the doctors, the surgeons, the nurses, the radiographers etc etc but the admin staff, the ancilliary staff, the cleaners, the volunteers. Those people are the NHS and they deserve every support for they are what makes it what it is.
So all round, a good day today. So good I spent an hour or so tidying and de- cluttering the kitchen oddments drawers. How do they get so bad and so full of junk with two relatively sensible retired people being the only ones who have access. It always seems to be a case of - I dont know what to do with this, I will just pop it in one of the 3 (yes there are three of the little buggers!) oddments drawers. How many pens, elastic bands, reels of thread, batteries, random screws, bits of paper etc etc do two people need or manage to accumulate! A great feeling of satisfaction when done - till next time!
I have some new scrapping to share
Credits
Ocean Waves by et designs
And some DT pages for A Trip Down Memory Lane using 49 and Market Summer Porch
Today I am thankful for
- meeting random strangers who inspire
- good news
- the people of the NHS
