Sweet memories of a drama queen filled with snot and doing pot
I feel a tad better today...even though the ct scan of my sinus
Said I still had the stubborn infection after 3 rounds of antibiotics
And a round of steroids
And lots of vicks and pot,
neti pot that is
Perhaps as sick of me
as I was sick
my doc sent me to see an ENT

made me go while I was still sick

Surprisingly
my ear nose and throat doc
 did not seem as concerned about my snot
as he was
about other matters

After listening to my lungs
He heard wheezing in my right one

then noticed the weight loss
made a remark about how
 my dehydrated skin was falling off me

Poor Joe and I consider him a friend
That’s why he noticed

and
my disheveled appearance
probably didn't help matters
Another story

My gray complexion
Just wasn’t a good look for me

As a result
He immediately brought me to another location and told me to get on the scale

Then he asked me a simple question

How much did I weigh at Nicole’s wedding?

Which was the last time he and I saw each other

Naturally
there was
a long story
about my weight at my oldest child’s wedding

Because a year ago
I had put on about 10 pounds
Right before the nuptials

Which I brought along with me as an uninvited guest to her wedding
And

Thank God for ruffled dresses
the ones that hide everything

Or I could have been in big trouble

I must add
Or subtract in this case

Because

Thank Heavens
I lost that extra girth a few months later
Another story
OK
So this Doc is one busy guy

and I knew he really didn’t care to hear any long stories

Especially mine

and seemed to grow a bit impatient
waiting for an answer
to what would seem to anyone

a rather straightforward question

he simply wanted a number

after I hesitated for a moment
I made a wise decision

Deciding to give him a number

Based on my normal weight for the last 8 years or so
totally disregarding
what I weighed at Nicoles wedding


“I think I am about 8 or 9 pounds lighter than I was a month ago”
I finally replied

He seemed concerned and said that he thought I might have
Picked up some sort of bug on vacation

And dum de dum dum
he mumbled the words
TB
Out loud!

And immediately
in a panic mode

I was trying to hide

 I was sent two blocks north
to the hospital where I gave birth to my children

to pee in a bottle
give them some blood
and have a chest x ray

when he
rattled off the various blood tests he wanted me to have

it all all sounded vaguely familiar

after watching
St Elsewhere
ER
and
Grays Anatomy 
 
he then added
stat
the icing on the cake

in medical jargon
I think that
means

Hurry up!

Regardless
Everyone knows
whenever the chest x ray technicians
track you down in the blood department

and
ask to redo the chest x ray
that it can’t be good!

so
Waiting for the results would be torture
I knew Kate would be home
She only had a half day
And had no idea there were new developments in my health saga
And may I add
She, along with the rest of the family
Were a little sick of me being sick
After a month of watching me blow my nose
And doing pot
Neti pot that is

I knew
without a doubt
I had exhausted all the sympathy allowed for a sinus infection

Talking to my husband 
while on my way home
About my uncertain future

Poor Joe
Suggested I rent some movies
to pass the time
An activity I haven’t done in ages

For many reasons
One of them being
I was an outlaw at Blockbuster
A wanted women
With a record
I was afraid my picture was posted on a buliten board

With my name boldly written underneath
Along with
the words

Have you seen this women?

a huge
Reward
given for any information
Regarding her whereabouts

One of my own
family members made me a fugitive on the loose

it appeared
 someone
Whose name has never been revealed to me

Used my
blockbuster card to rent some movies

Forgot to return them
Rang up quite a hefty fine

failed to pay

Consequently
the company was after me,

an innocent bystander
for the money

Let’s just say I have not shown my face near that strip mall
in over a year

always the last to know just about everything around here

Poor Joe informed me the problem had long been resolved

And for once
I didn’t care to know the details

so
given the green light
I headed there on my way home from my hospital visit

To my utter amazement

In my absence
They came up with another category of movie rentals
other than dvds, and the good old video cassettes

The friendly female Ms Buster, and her buddy Mr. Block
Asked what type of movie I wanted
and they didn’t mean comedy or drama

I don’t even remember what they called it

it simply was
yet another straightforward question aimed in my direction

and for the second time that day

I hesitated
Trying to mentally decide
Right there on the spot

Where I was going to view my rentals
Once I brought them home

because
One TV only had the ability to view a cassettes player
Another might have had both

Oh jeeze
Every TV in the house had its own
individual story
possessing
different abilities
along with their
good and bad points

much like my children
I digress

The question totally stumped me once again
Especially when she offered a choice I never knew existed
She should have shouted
stat!

 I decided to nix all the movies in those rows

happily
I was like a kid in a candy store

And unlike the old days
When stopping to rent a movie
I was always rather disappointed
because I had seen every one

That particular day I discovered
I had not viewed any in the new releases or popular ones

Shows you how often I get out
and go to a movie

at one time in my life
it was one of my favorite past times
Another story

I brought my little mind distracters home
And Kate and I sat and watched one together
I think she was shocked
Because we had not done that in ages
Although
I had my phone by my side
And checked it occasionally to make sure it was working
I was trying to be stoic
I was sure I only had 6 months to live

drama queen you say,
Yes, I guess so?
guilty as charged

If the shoe fits, wear it
only if its comfie

I digress!

I was thinking
Oh no
What was my family going to do without me?
And
Poor Katie
She was the only one still at home
How would she ever manage
To get through

high school without a mother

To blame 

criticize

and consult

The poor dear

Yet I was glad

That day would be a good memory for her
almost as much as it was a tremendous help to me

The two of us sat and watched a movie together in the middle of the afternoon

then moved on to her room
to make some important
wardrobe decisions
What outfit did I think she should wear?
to a sweet sixteen birthday party?

she asked

I hesitated
because this could have been a trap
a trick question
my answer could get me in alot of trouble

if I give the wrong one
Im dead
even before I get my tests results

so once again
for the third time

I thought
well,
it depends????
I wonder what she thinks
someone help me
what is the correct answer
???

Oh man
I digressed again
so so sorry
I have to stop doing that!

to make a long story short
and no one is saying I accomplished that

my youngest had no idea
how much she helped me that day
by just hanging out

with dear old

and yes, 
very dramitic

mom

and the rest
as I always say

is another story