Another day had begun at 7 AM. My caregiver S came by 7:30 AM’ changed my underwear, got me dressed and put the sling under me properly, and we waited patiently for JP to arrive to get me in my wheelchair and then left for the morning. My ride came a few minutes before 9. AM and I wakes in the lobby of the clinic for my turn on the dialysis machine wheee I was hooked up before 10 AM.
There is one patient here at dialysis who said she is not a morning person. I get it, but when I say hello to her, she does not respond. I think that is rude, and her not being a morning person is no excuse to be honest with everyone. I think she does not like me and I have heard from another patient tell me she believes J does not like anyone. I really do not like grumpy people. Please forgive me for my feelings at the moment because in reality I love people no matter what, but grumpy people are held at a distance in my life. I have dialyzing for five years this April and although treatment can be rough at times, I am glad to be dialyzing. I choose to be happy and cheerful and some people do not understand. I have my bad days, too. Remember, I was not home for five months from July to November last year. I was anxious and depressed because Magic Kitty was not with me and I did not want to be in a nursing home. I had two experiences that were frustrating and considered bad in my life.
I have Dr. S now. Dr. A’s schedule had a little conflict. At first, I did not like the idea, but after a week of thinking about it, I realized ‘what the heck, why not’ lol. I have seen how Dr. S handles herself professionally and t treats her patients, I do not mind Dr. A passing my care to Dr. S. She is a sweetheart. She was maternity leave for several weeks last year because she had twins. Now she has four girls.
