Life is Good

Life is better now. Before I went to sleep last night (defeated), I thought maybe I will just text the American mom and see if she can help. So I basically told her my situation and asked for her help, and the next morning she had responded. So I gave her a call, and she told me she would call the doctor for me and make an appointment. Five minutes later she called back with an appointment, and that she would pick me up, so an hour later, she picked me and the girl up. She had brought her daughter, so they got a play date.

So the doctor’s office. You enter and sit in the waiting area (no need to check in apparently) and just wait till it is your turn, and the actual doctor comes out and greets you. I maybe waited 20 minutes, so unlike waiting multiple hours in the States. Then the appt; thank god I had American Mom. She did most of the talking, and I would say a few words here and there. But it was all over in 20 minutes, and I walked out of there with 3 prescriptions. It was pretty apparent I had pink, so he didn’t have to do much to determine what I had. Btw I looked like a monster; my eyes were so swollen and puffy! I looked kinda Asian just with big puffy eye lids haha. As we walked out, I was like do I need to pay? And he just shook his head no! So nice! Free doctor’s appt!

So then we headed to the pharmacy and the three meds I got were just 15 euros! Health care here is great, and I didn’t even have insurance. Anyways I got eye drops, a nasal spray, and some tablet that dissolves in water for pain (which I don’t plan on using). After all that, American Mom took me home, and all I could do was say how thankful I was. She saved my day! Since she has a French husband, I was asking how that was, and she gave me a lot of insight that makes me think about me and Jerome, so that was helpful too. She then took the girl (ahh omg I wrote her actual name and had to think about erasing it—I feel like I have probably slipped at least once on one of these blogs) off my hands, which was nice.

I just got my chores done around the house til I picked up the boy. And basically was busy busy until after dinner was over. That is just how Wednesday afternoons are, but I am busy, so it is nice not being a couch potato.

So life is so much better now! Thursdays are great because I get to see Jerome tomorrow and the kids don’t have any activities, and topped with Thanksgiving with American Mom! Good stuff tomorrow.