So...it really has been a rough week or so! Some of the things that have happened:
1. I went for a second opinion on my knee and the orthopedic doctor/surgeon said I need surgery on my ACL and meniscus.
2. I get a third opinion from another hospital doctor for insurance and they say I don't need surgery and it won't be covered.
3. Chloe and I are arguing on the school bus this morning and another teacher snaps at me to keep it down! (Hey, if I was young and without children, I wouldn't want to be around me and Chloe in the mornings, but it still hurt my feelings a bit).
4. Me and my English rugby player have decided to be just friends after 6 weeks of dating (too far away from each other, conflicting schedules, etc. That "etc." is a bit loaded, but isn't it always?). It's been amicable overall, and I didn't come to Cairo to date, but it's still a bit of stress in an already stressful time. I'm at least thankful I met someone nice just 2 weeks after I moved here who made the transition much easier. Getting taken out around this town has been amazing. Cairo is authentically a romantic and exotic place. I hope the next man I fall for also has a cool accent. There's just something cool about all the UK accents. Maybe Scottish?
Needless to say, what is supposed to be a happy day (Thursday, Egypt's version of Friday) was looking to be a bad day. Until I check my email at work and see an email from my sister. She's posted a pic on my Facebook page. She says my niece, Sophi, drew this without any coaxing while Christina was at a meeting. And if you knew Sophi, you'd know that girl doesn't do ANYTHING she doesn't want to do, even if you try to coax her. I know because I tried to get her and Jacki both to draw me pictures before I left to take with me and they both refused. Silly girls!
As for the knee, I have always said that anything I try to push through in my life never works out. So I am trying to have faith that this is how it's all supposed to be. And, if I think I may need surgery later, I can explore that option then. It's hard to know who to listen to: the surgeon who would benefit from the money he makes from the surgery, the doctors at the hospital who don't want to have to write all of this off because it was through the ER and 100% covered, or the doctor that is doing the report for the insurance company. Seems like everyone has an agenda. I will start physical therapy soon to start working on the muscles surrounding my knee. I've already started swimming because that's one of the few activities I can do that doesn't put any stress on knees and is a good cardio workout. I'm determined that I will be in better shape after this than before. Insha'allah (God willing). I love this phrase, by the way, because it's much easier to say than trying to find a piece of wood to knock on!
Since I'm a natural optimist, even if I try not to be at times because I feel foolish about it for some reason, like I'm too upbeat or something, I like to think of what I'm thankful for when I'm down.
I'm thankful for the people in my life that make it better. I know some people go their entire lives without having the type of close relationships with friends and family that I have. And even though I'm away from them all now, it's good to know they're all still there! And I'm thankful that I am here in this chaotic city with all it's craziness. Because if I wasn't here, I'd be standing around at some bar or club in Dallas looking at the same Botox-ed faces and plastic boobs, wondering why I'm still bothering with that whole scene. And I am thankful for my daughter, Chloe, who drives me completely bonkers just about every second of every day, but is still my life and the reason I'm doing all of this.
Most of all I'm thankful that I can be thankful even when I'm stressed (hey, it makes sense to me!).
1. I went for a second opinion on my knee and the orthopedic doctor/surgeon said I need surgery on my ACL and meniscus.
2. I get a third opinion from another hospital doctor for insurance and they say I don't need surgery and it won't be covered.
3. Chloe and I are arguing on the school bus this morning and another teacher snaps at me to keep it down! (Hey, if I was young and without children, I wouldn't want to be around me and Chloe in the mornings, but it still hurt my feelings a bit).
4. Me and my English rugby player have decided to be just friends after 6 weeks of dating (too far away from each other, conflicting schedules, etc. That "etc." is a bit loaded, but isn't it always?). It's been amicable overall, and I didn't come to Cairo to date, but it's still a bit of stress in an already stressful time. I'm at least thankful I met someone nice just 2 weeks after I moved here who made the transition much easier. Getting taken out around this town has been amazing. Cairo is authentically a romantic and exotic place. I hope the next man I fall for also has a cool accent. There's just something cool about all the UK accents. Maybe Scottish?
Needless to say, what is supposed to be a happy day (Thursday, Egypt's version of Friday) was looking to be a bad day. Until I check my email at work and see an email from my sister. She's posted a pic on my Facebook page. She says my niece, Sophi, drew this without any coaxing while Christina was at a meeting. And if you knew Sophi, you'd know that girl doesn't do ANYTHING she doesn't want to do, even if you try to coax her. I know because I tried to get her and Jacki both to draw me pictures before I left to take with me and they both refused. Silly girls!
This made my day! Although it also made me super homesick. I had another cry before school started. I'm glad I can get my feelings out through tears at least.
Since I'm a natural optimist, even if I try not to be at times because I feel foolish about it for some reason, like I'm too upbeat or something, I like to think of what I'm thankful for when I'm down.
I'm thankful for the people in my life that make it better. I know some people go their entire lives without having the type of close relationships with friends and family that I have. And even though I'm away from them all now, it's good to know they're all still there! And I'm thankful that I am here in this chaotic city with all it's craziness. Because if I wasn't here, I'd be standing around at some bar or club in Dallas looking at the same Botox-ed faces and plastic boobs, wondering why I'm still bothering with that whole scene. And I am thankful for my daughter, Chloe, who drives me completely bonkers just about every second of every day, but is still my life and the reason I'm doing all of this.
Most of all I'm thankful that I can be thankful even when I'm stressed (hey, it makes sense to me!).
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