John Denver's words are so applicable to a day like today. A bad diamond day - or maybe I should call it a bad doctor day - you know like in a bad hair day - just different. Hester's mom has to go in for an operation at the "world renowned" (sic) Unitas hospital. The doctor was an hour late for the pre-op interview - no excuses nothing - it is as if that is totally the norm and totally acceptable. Mom was getting really tired (she is turning 90 this year) sitting in her wheel chair in the reception area where the airconditioner has gone south a few months ago ( my perception). Then we got stuck on the 4th floor when the only lift going there packed up. Around half an hour later a technician got it fixed. This optimist was getting warm around the collar. If the staff wasn't so nice I would have blown my top - Didn't I mention it was a stone day?
I am now sitting in the waiting room writing this piece and waiting for the freakin aneathesist who we have to convince that he has to charge mom medical aid fees - One of the nice things in this process is that the form he had her sign about the extra "out of medical tariffs" does not conform to the law and I just decided there will be no argument there - I will enlighten him about that once the account arrive. I just don't have the power for an argument this time of the evening.
I am now getting to the point where I am thinking of that nice Whisky I am going to have when I get home and I also getting a bit calmer and probably the stone do have a little bit of a shine to it - maybe , just maybe that is how diamonds are formed - waiting patiently for the stone to show its real colours !
I was just not born for this type of stone days !
I am now sitting in the waiting room writing this piece and waiting for the freakin aneathesist who we have to convince that he has to charge mom medical aid fees - One of the nice things in this process is that the form he had her sign about the extra "out of medical tariffs" does not conform to the law and I just decided there will be no argument there - I will enlighten him about that once the account arrive. I just don't have the power for an argument this time of the evening.
I am now getting to the point where I am thinking of that nice Whisky I am going to have when I get home and I also getting a bit calmer and probably the stone do have a little bit of a shine to it - maybe , just maybe that is how diamonds are formed - waiting patiently for the stone to show its real colours !
I was just not born for this type of stone days !
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