An Addendum

I woke up an hour earlier than usual today, but I didn’t want to mess with my medication schedule. This resulted in a tough afternoon where I woke up from a too hot nap in a fair amount of pain. To say I was grumpy would be an understatement.

I woke up to a text from a friend. Actually, she is more than that, she is a member of my village. As are her spouse and kids. And her kids are both amazing. And one of them, her son, was born to be a rockstar.

When he was a younger kid, I wanna say middle school-ish, but my sense of time is all whacked out. Anyway, the school had an entrepreneurship fair. And each of the kids got a wad of “cash” to spend as they wanted. He put on a show and made serious bank. The kids could have spent their money at any of the stalls, but the experience he provided them was what moved them more than anything else. And it was an amazing performance. I would have paid him too.

Anyway, he is now 16 and a damn fine guitarist. He has put in the time, the blood, sweat and tears. This has not been an easy journey for him. Or his parents. But he has been invited to audition for a band’s national tour. And I know that however this audition turns out, I am watching the beginning of a kick-ass musicians’s career. Because he has the talent and the drive and other musicians are seeing it too. And I can barely contain the pride I feel for this kid.

Ok, back to me. I was honestly buoyed enough by that to start feeling better. Then I get a call from a GI’s office to schedule an appointment on JUNE 20th. a GI appointment with someone besides my lousy doctor this month.

But wait, there’s more. This GI is also the head of NYU Langone’s enteral access team. So she specializes in feeding tubes and nutrition. She is absolutely the right GI for me right now. And honestly, my shoulders dropped in relief from tension I’ve been holding for a month. I don’t have to make it all of the way to July before I can get some help. Hell, it is less than 3 weeks away. I can totally make it until then.

Anyway, just some good news that I couldn’t wait to share.