Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2008. Mattie was six years old and was almost finished with his kindergarten year! It was a big transition year for Mattie from preschool to kindergarten, but Mattie was thriving, learning, and made some wonderful friendships. A spring tradition for Mattie was collecting tent moth caterpillars. We had NONE in our neighborhood in DC, so where did he get them? Literally he would collect them in Alexandria, VA (at his school), bring them home in a cup, and we would start our daily care and countdown until they spun their cocoons and turned into moths! I snapped this photo because it was the special day Mattie was waiting for..... the releasing of moths. After Mattie died, many moths came by our deck. Naturally I always wondered..... were they Mattie's moths?
Quote of the day: Face your fears, not because you’re not afraid, but because you are. ~ Susan Jeffers
I did way too much today. By 6pm, as I started to cook dinner, I thought I was going to be very sick. My head was spinning and I felt very nauseous.... a migraine was coming on! I ran to my purse to get my anti-nausea meds and quickly took them and started drinking ginger ale. It helped enough so that I could continue to cook, serve, and clean up dinner.
I am pulled in so many different directions each day and when I tell you I HATE going to the mailbox, I am NOT kidding. I got a letter from my health insurer today requesting information that I DID NOT have, such as my doctor's tax ID, CPT codes and the list went on! But here's the kicker, the insurer never specified what procedure or form of care they need documentation for.... so literally I had to call them and was on the phone with them for 40 minutes! They did not know that a letter was sent to me, nor did they know what information was being requested of me! Seriously I can't make up this CRAP! While on the 40 minute call, they hung up on me. They did eventually call me back and guess what the issue is about? If you guessed Prolia, you get a gold star! This saga continues. If I was only balancing my medical needs that would be stressful enough, but I manage both of my parents too. So some days, I can get lost in notes, paperwork, and reminders about following up on things!
Dealing with insurers could be a full time job, and that is only a very small percentage of my time! Later in the day, one of the professional associations the Foundation works with wanted me to weigh in on several grant applications, grants that we personally fund. Therefore, I put other things on hold, in order to address this pressing matter. Any case, I am signing off for tonight, in hopes that I feel better tomorrow. I know that each day is filled with so many tasks and demands and the reality that I have no one to share them with is sometimes too much to take.
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