How can one event make you feel more grown up than anything else you've ever done? It's odd, you see, that I'm married, have a full time job, have graduated high school, college, and even volunteer for people 1/2 my age, and yet haven't felt as old as I actually am until I stayed the night in the hospital with my husband.
I had surgery a month after we were married, but it wasn't until a pesky appendix came up that I felt so much responsibility for another person. I'm assuming that this will be more prevalent when (if) we have children...but really, I felt so old. It also made me want to regress to childhood. I missed my mother so much that day, and almost cried while talking to her. Something about the event forcing me to be responsible made me wish that my mother could be there to take the responsibility away.
For those of you wondering, Sean is now safely recovering, all in the enjoyment of his parent's house. It's rather nice to be able to watch television, however, it always makes me grateful we don't have one in our house, as I find it substitutes conversation instead of facilitating it, even with Sean and I. Now I'm going to continue watching one of my favorites, Pride and Prejudice...how delightful!!
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I am feeling much better after my operation and am at home now. One of the major inconveniences of abdominal surgery is that it makes it hurt to laugh. I love to laugh, especially in a bent over side splitting way. On a more serious note, having the operation has helped better prepare me for a future in the medical industry. I think I have a better appreciation of the mental and physical needs of patients that are getting ready for or have just had surgery. Also, I am again fascinated by what modern medice can achieve. Post in later. Bye.
I love you too, Katie. Mom
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