Ramblings for today

My day started out just great.  The first patient of the day didn’t show up.  He had called wanting to talk to me on Friday but I was not feeling well and left without making the call.  So when he didn’t come I thought I’d better phone him and find out what the trouble was.  No answer.  But a while later the office did get a call back – his son called.  Over the weekend the patient passed away.  He was a bit of a crusty old guy but sort of an old friend – I went to school with his nephew.  He was due for some major heart surgery and we had been in the process of getting his mouth in order for this.  sort of startling news to get first thing Monday morning. 

Then, I had just started in on my next patients when in came my son – CK himself.  He should have been in school by this time but they never made it that far.  He and the girls were on their way when they were in an accident. CK’s car was broadsided by a car that failed to stop at a stopsign.  The impact was centered just back of the door on the rear wheel so I think most of the impact was absorbed by the wheel without crushing the passenger area.  No one was hurt but the car I’m afraid will be a write-off.  And my car – well it will be borrowed a whole lot more than I will probably like.  It will however be a good thing for me to get out and do more walking.