Back to the ER

Merrie is in the emergency room for the third time in four days. It’s always a somewhat frightening rather than fun experience, of course. But to the extent anyone can adjust to such things, I suppose Merrie and I have.

She’s been a bit short of breath, a symptom that triggers every doctor and nurse she calls to say go to the emergency room. Fortunately, on all three visits they have immediately determined that there is no heart attack. Which means she is sent to the waiting room to wait for a bed. If you’ve been to an emergency room, you know this can take hours.

Interesting that on the show “ER” the waiting room appears very small and off to the side, and people are bursting into the ER all the time with urgent problems. The reality is much more mundane. Sit down and wait. Look around at everyone else and wonder what’s wrong with them. And wait. And try not to watch Montel blaring from the TV on the wall.

As always, it’s a step at a time, We’ll see what today brings and then we’ll deal with tomorrow.