Another Crisis ~ It Will Have To Be Okay That Way, For Now...

 Waiting on The Man's VA Nurse to arrive, this may be her last visit since his Approval to have her ends Nov. 1st and may or may not be renewed?  She's sorted everything out for me that I really needed help with by a professionally trained Medical Assistant.  So, I do feel more confident I can take it from here if I had to.  With the Shutdown dragging on and no resolution or negotiations even being considered in Washington, DC, I am not confident both sides will resolve that issue or even want to?  They aren't the ones being hurt and punished by the Shutdown, they're all doing just Fine.  Veterans, Active Duty Military, Federal Workers, anyone on any Assistance Programs for Food or Medical are the ones suffering.  They don't Care and it shows.  A shutdown of Government is never necessary.  The Two longest Shutdowns in History have been on Donnie Two Dolls Watch now, what a handy coincidence.

They can't fund SNAP for 40 Million Americans with Food Insecurities, but they can Bail Out Argentina.   Why?   Well Argentina has Mineral Wealth, especially Lithium, Gold, Silver and Copper.  Which are Key Resources for Global Energy Transition and are drawing significant Investment, that's the Why.   Their Country being a Major Player in the Lithium Triangle and they also have Natural Gas, Oil and Uranium, as well as Renewable Options.  Just follow the Politics and the Money, it always speaks volumes about what is being leveraged and Why.  So, while American Farmers and Producers are being hosed with the Tariffs, Donnie Two Dolls is pretending that Buying Beef from Argentina is gonna lower the Price of Beef in America, while American Cattle Ranchers get hammered.  And letting Argentina Sell Soybeans to China, while American Soybean Farmers go broke due to Tariffs, is somehow a good thing and he's doing it for YOU. *Eye Roll*

And he's Bailing Argentina out in spite of also giving them a big Share of both Markets of Beef and Soybeans, to the tune of a FORTY BILLION DOLLAR Bailout Package and they'd already received a FIFTY BILLION DOLLAR Loan Package in only April of 2024... yep, you read it Right, that's BILLIONS, not Millions... while we also are tampering with their Elections to keep in Power who Donnie Two Dolls wants kept in Power.  Just sayin'.   It's all a Bad Idea for average American Taxpayers, we personally gain nothing from it while suffering all of the Negative consequences of this Wheeling and Dealing by Billionaires to line their own Pockets more and more at our Expense.   Coz they sure as shit ain't paying their Taxes, we know this for a Fact, so they're not Funding any of it out of their Pockets, WE The People are.

 

The Young Prince got bit or stung on the Ass by something, he thinks mebbe a Spider or Scorpion and he's having a bad Reaction and in a LOT of Pain.  So his Mom and Mando have to take him to an Urgent Care and try to get him on AHCCCS Medical for the indigent, coz he has no Money, no Assets, no Job, is Seriously Mentally Ill and will never get better from that, and currently is really Couch Surfing and Homeless in Arizona.  He's not even sure he can go back Home to New Mexico due to the Situation he has there with Allen, which he leveled, still isn't working out at all in spite of doing everything he can to sustain it.  He's in Tears most of the time becoz he doesn't know what to do.  So the last thing he needed, since he's Physically so thin, frail and Emotionally unstable, was to have some Poisonous Insect bite or sting him, when he has NO Medical Insurance or Coverage.  *Huge Le Sigh*

His Mom took a look at it and said it's Hot to the Touch and has a very large Red Ring around the Center and we do have some Nasty Spiders in Arizona.   The Man thinks it's not one of the more dangerous bites which would require immediate Medical Attention, he's been a Paramedic and a Field Medic so The Grandson had him take a look at it too.  I'd rather he get on AHCCCS now when he has something that requires an Urgent Care Visit, then at least he'll be on Medical here in Arizona.  Especially since cuts are being made to Healthcare for about 17 Million Americans or more.   It's always SOMETHING!!!  And I like to be Proactive rather than Reactive about Important things.  So I'm always looking Ahead and not just Dealing with Moments as they just happen in Crisis Mode, when you now have a Crisis unfolding and need to scramble coz you lack adequate Resources to Deal with it. 

Work just called and asked me if I'd Work a 5-9 on Thursday, which is the Day Before Halloween in Real Time so I did agree.  I have nothing on the Calendar for that Night and need some Comped Space Rent.  I have NO Idea how I'm doing there right now, haven't even had Time or Energy to think about the Antique Mall and this Pay Period.  I can't even remember if it ended yet and we're in a New Pay Period, that's how MIA I've been there.   I intended to put more Halloween Merch in there but there's no room except for what I already had in there and Sales stalled on everything but Pokemon crazed Collectors.  Everything else flatlined and tho' I have some Pokemon Merch, I'm not the Pokemon Vendor and don't wanna be either, it's not my Jam and it's a craze that will eventually bottom out, they always do.  Just like Labubus will too, now most Vendors are Selling the cheaper knock-offs of those.

 I've had so many Doc/Dental Appointments stacked up for the Family, all at once, that Princess T's that she has this Afternoon, which I'll be taking her to, I can't even remember what the Hell it's for?!!!!!   I'm Serious, I Hope she fucking remembers why she's seeing our Primary Doc for the first time?   Mebbe it was an Initial New Patient Visit, mebbe it was for her Headaches and Nausea until she can see the Gut/Gastro Specialist, who Cancelled on us and then couldn't see her for a whole other Month?   I just really couldn't tell you if you Paid me to Remember!!!  *Ha ha ha*  That's how spread thin I am right now trying to sort out which Family Member is seeing which Doctor and for What?!  By Tomorrow if my own Specialist doesn't call I gotta do more follow-up with those Fuckers about my Referral not being taken Seriously and now delayed over a Week to even be contacted!!!  I had to make 1st Contact and they couldn't find my Referral and said they'd request another one and get back to me by Wednesday.

 

When I finally get in to get my Ear looked at, Fuck it, I'm gonna have that Specialist look at the Bump on my Forehead that a previous Referral was ignored by another Specialist some Months ago.  Might as well kill Two Birds with One Stone and get a Two-Fer and pretend both are happening simultaneously on my Head, so I'm concerned if there's a correlation?  Yeah, I can make shit up on The Fly like that and be very convincing when I've not had good results in the Past with just trying to do things thru The Systems that let us down.  *Winks*  The lump on my Forehead is larger and I do have Headaches, so, I wanna at least know what the Fuck that is too coz I didn't have it at the beginning of 2025, I look at Older Pixs to verify that Fact.  It's hard, like a Bone, the Family Joke that I'm just finally sprouting my Devil Horns.  *Bwahahahaha*

The Daughter has Mando on the Phone trying to get The Grandson onto AHCCCHS by Phone, she's running him a Hot Bath with Herbal Treatment in it to ease the Pain and draw out any Infection.  She asked me to check on him to make sure he doesn't Drown!!!   OMG, I just had to Laugh out loud and say, you do know the VA Nurse will be here in a few Minutes tending to your Dad, so do you want me to have her Check to make sure my Adult but Mental Grandson doesn't Drown in the Tub and have her take a look at his Ass while she's at it and here?  *LMAOROTF*  After all, this Delightful Nurse we have has a Wicked Sense of Humor and thinks it's a Miracle I've stayed Sane with all that's going on in a Chaotic High Maintenance Three Generation Household I'm the Primary Caregiver and Matriarch of... and she's Assuming I AM Sane, so that's quite a Laugh as well!  *Winks and Snicker*

The Son got to Work an Hour late, coz Mando couldn't get him there on time and they arrived at 5:00 a.m. instead of 4:00 a.m. and Mando had a hard time staying Awake driving back Home and is exhausted.  He's not Well himself, he's battling Stage 4 Cancer.   So, anyway, we're Hoping The Son doesn't get Fired or Laid Off due to his transportation issues?   LATER: The VA Nurse just left, she didn't like the look of The Young Prince so took his Vitals for us, which was Kind of her.  His Vitals were not good so she's glad we're trying to get him some Medical Insurance to be seen.   His Blood Pressure and Pulse Rates were High, he's Pale and his Respirations were High.   He wasn't Paranoid about her doing any of it, which is unusual since he's distrustful of Medical People, but she has such a Kind Grandmotherly way about her that he felt at ease with her right away and appreciative that she said she'd do his Vitals while here tending to his Grandpa.

I appreciated that a LOT, coz The Man's Blood Pressure was also High Today, it had been Fine Yesterday at his VA Appointment and we had a Record of that they'd given him.   So, he and The Grandson have to Rest Today.  I've got to take Princess T to her 3:30 p.m. Doc Appointment and then I'm done for the day on necessary Appointments for anyone.  The Grandson is messy and I'd forgotten how messy he and Allen always were until he's been back a few Days and the Art Studio Space is... messy.  His ability to take Care of himself and his surroundings is more seriously compromised than his Mother's, she does better most of the time now than she used to when she was his Age.  So, she's agreed to run some damage control behind him too.  Half the time he's on his own Planet deep in his Head and the World around him slips and falls away.

So, anyway, other than all that everything is Swell.  *Bwahahaha*  I need to get Batteries, Double AA ones, the Kiddos find my stash of them and use them for their Electronic Controllers and such, then forget to tell me they used them all.  The Man now needs them replaced in his Blood Pressure Machine and I need them in my Calculator I balance the Budget with, so I need at least a half Dozen now that we don't have.  *Le Sigh*  I am concerned if we'll get Paid on November 1st with our Federal Pension and Disability Checks for The Man's Income... or Social Security for both of our Incomes... or my County Pension... being the Government Shutdown might cock up a LOT of Government flow of distribution of Funds they're required to pay out and people have Earned and are Due them, but aren't gonna Receive?  It's worrisome, it's all of our Incomes of Retirement except for whatever Side Hustles I can make a little Extra with.

LATER:  We're back from Princess T's Appointment, she's gonna be on Two Meds for her Migraines and Nausea, she's gonna have Labs done.   They still want her to see the Gastro Specialist that the ER and Urgent Care Docs Referred her to for the Gut Issues.   Our Doc says the Insurance Industry is in a mess right now, they have Labs on site there and can get results right away, but now MercyCare, under ACCCHS, which Princess T's Provider is, is no longer contracting Abrazo to do Labs and they have to go Off Site to Sonora Quest for Labs now!!!  That often causes lots of delays and lost results, and is a hassle to Patients.  But, it is what it just is... so now I have to take her to Sonora Quest Labs which always has long waits and doesn't always send everything to your Doc that they should.  Abrazo's Onsite Labs is fast, efficient and convenient, no wait, in and out within Minutes!!!   These Healthcare Changes are a Pain in everyone's Ass, Patients and Doctors alike.

 

So far no Medical Professionals I have talked to like all the new changes and no Patients do either, so it's not as if any of it is popular, it's wildly unpopular.  Not that it matters anymore what is wanted by The People and the Majority now.   I picked up Chinese Takeout for everyone, we had very little Chili left over and I hadn't thought about what to prepare for Dinner, I was consumed with Appointments all Day until past 5:00 p.m..   I'm tired now and was Grateful for some delicious but inexpensive Chinese Food from "Dragon Garden", a little Family Owned Restaurant close by.   In less than 15 Minutes I have a variety of good Food to feed the Family for under $30 to feed Seven People.   I got Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Steamed Rice, Egg Rolls and a large Soda to go.  

The Elderly Couple who own it are Delightful but don't speak great English, but they understand English very well, and their Food is exceptional.  They have a DIL whose Hispanic and Works there, she's Married to their Son and they have a Daughter whose a Toddler and speaks Chinese, English and Spanish fluently already... so Smart and she's only Two Years Old, so Tiny like a little Doll, and Adorable.  She's often in the Restaurant with her Mama and Grandparents, and is so well behaved.   She'll wipe Tables and put Trash away, cleaning up, as if she's a little Old Lady.  I remember Princess T being like that when she was Two Years Old, Kids who are Old Souls often behave like Mini Adults without even being instructed to be more Mature, they just ARE.

Below was my Meditation Room at the Villa McManse, I do miss that Room.   Seems every time I got a Home JUST the way I wanted it, we'd Move and have to start over.  Same with the Historic Home, my Art Studio Cottage was my Favorite Space there and I miss it too.  It also had Red and Black Walls and Decor much like the Meditation Room at the McManse.  I don't have a Space here I can really Transform and replicate like either of those Favored Spaces.   Ah well, Que Sera Sera... everything is as it should be... Moving On.  I can Look Back Fondly from time to time but don't Live in the Past, I Savor the Moments in The Now and look towards The Future.   I'd like to know what The Future holds but honestly I haven't a Clue right now, too much is uncertain, unstable, and subject to change without notice.   We really are taking it just one day at a time in America right now, aren't we?   And it will have to be Okay that way, for now.

Wednesday started off all Wrong, The Young Prince's Spider Bite on his Buttocks started looking worse, pretty sure now it was a Brown Recluse and those can be deadly and eat healthy Tissue away, like a Flesh Eating Infection!   I didn't like the look of it and after the VA Nurse had taken Vitals she was concerned about too, I finally talked him into letting me take him to the ER in the nearby Hospital.  He was reluctant coz First, he's a Paranoid Schizophrenic and was almost out of his Meds, which, he can't afford to refill coz he has no Insurance.  Second, he has no Insurance to pay for any Medical Charges and no Hope of Employability either.   So, he was scared to go Physically, Mentally and Financially.  But, he lowered his inhibitions about me looking at the Bite and I insisted, classic Brown Recluse looking wound and it would only get worse and potentially be Life Threatening.

  

We know the Bite happened at his Friend's Home coz another Person got Bitten on the Leg requiring a Hospitalization and is still Hospitalized, so his Bite was even worse!!!   They will have to get an Exterminator to ensure they don't have a Nest of Brown Recluse Spiders in and around their Home now that Two Victims got bitten in a single Day!!!   So, the other people from that Household were calling to see how he was doing at the ER.  They got us in immediately when they knew what had bitten him and how bad off he was looking.   We were literally there all Morning and most of the Afternoon getting Treatment and Testings.  Luckily they signed him up for AHCCCS Healthcare and he should Qualify since he's basically Homeless in Arizona, no Income, no ability to Work due to extent of his Mental Illness, which is well documented in Arizona.  So, they already had him on file with a lengthy Medical History.  His Meds for the Spider Bite ended up only costing me $30 until his AHCCCS is Approved.

They were so Kind and Considerate, Docs and their Staff, when we informed them that he's also Schizophrenic and has Multiple Personalities.   You have to disclose that becoz his Psyche Meds were gonna wear off before we got out of there and he's only got about 4 Days left of them at our House anyway and can't afford them, so, I wanted to find a way to get him his Wellbutrin renewed later too.   As it was the Stress and Anxiety Triggered his D.I.D. and Two Other Alters came forth while we were there and didn't know where they were!!!   One ripped the IV out of his Right Arm, so after I got that Alter Calmed and Aware of where they were, they were able to put it back in his Left Arm.  The display of Three separate Alters in rapid succession meant they really made us a Priority to get Treatment and get released while I could still Manage him.   He's bigger and stronger than me now Physically, but still all the Seven Alters have Respect for me as their Elder, so that Held.  *Whew*

It was Bleeding and Draining thru his PJ's and that was Freaking "Them" Out too.   So, I had to use Bribery that if "They" Behaved, they'd get a Dragon's Blood Milkshake at Their Fav Historic 1928 Restaurant Downtown, "MacAlpine's".  Worked like a Charm, gave them a Pullup to put on to save any other Pants from becoming Bloody and worse coz the drainage was Infection and disgusting... and off to MacAlpine's we went, The Man accompanied us to the Restaurant/Historic Soda Fountain.  The Young Prince was so Emotional about being back there that he Cried and got very Emotional about it.  The Waitress remembered him and that made him all the more Emotional, coz it's been Years, but, we were always Regulars and they knew his Fav Milkshake Flavor of Dragon's Blood.   I was pretty beat by the time we returned Home,  I'd gotten Princess T to Work before taking him to the ER and luckily got Home in time that I will be able to pick her up too.  *Whew*

 

This was at "Mac Alpine's" *Above*, he also had the Soup of the Day and The Man and I had the Pulled Pork Sammie with Tater Salad and a Soda.  They have a little Antique Store attached in another Room from the Restaurant Side.  They had this Amazing Constellation Mid-Century Mod Globe for $1,200 *Seen much further Below*, never seen one before so had to Photograph it since that's out of my League financially.   It was a Glorious Weather Day, 90 Degrees, so Heating up again tho'.  The Man was glad to join us, he Loves "MacAlpine's" too, The G-Kid Force have eaten there all their Lives so it's very Nostalgic to them and why The Grandson got so Emotional.   While at the Hospital I'd Bought Breakfast at the Hospital Cafeteria, just under the Wire before they Closed until Lunchtime and reopen an Hour later.  *Whew* 

 I got The Young Prince Sushi, he'll eat that anytime, I had Oatmeal with Dried Fruit & Granola, with some Bacon... we both had Cranberry Juice.  They'd had a Hospital Staff Pumpkin Contest for each Department and they were on Display in the Cafeteria   *Below are some of the many Entries*   LOVED the Barrel Cactus Entry from the Ultrasound Dept.!!!  Totally Stealing that Idea to make with Faux Pumpkins!   Such Creative Staff they have there.

Below are some Ahhhmazing Cookie Creations for Halloween, some of the nicest I've seen, almost too pretty to Eat!!!   I'd like some Faux Cookie Decorations exactly like these to just use to Display at Halloween in Vignettes.   All Day I was wearing my "Sorry About Our President" T-Shirt that says it in about 16 different Languages, I kept getting compliments on it by Hospital Staff and Restaurant Staff at MacAlpine's.  *Winks*  No Healthcare Professionals I know like this Administration's decisions about Healthcare and who he put in charge of National Healthcare, ole' Roided Out Worm Brain Conspiracy Theorist Quack Kennedy.

Okay, Below is that Constellation Globe I spoke of earlier in the Post, it's Magnificent and quite large.   It's from the 1960's and they can end up costing up past Three Grand, so this Vendor wanting $1,200 plus the Store had a 15% Off Sale, for a 1963 Model of it was Fair.  But, Modern Versions can be had for around $125.   On E-Bay this Model of the Original 1963 version was Selling for $1,700 or more.   At those Price Points tho', I'll never Own one unless I Luck Out and find one at a Chazza that someone Donated and had no idea what they had.  *LOL and Winks*

 

The Young Prince went with me to pick up his Sister, he hadn't been to where she Works since leaving Arizona and back then she didn't work there but we always Shopped there.   He was musing how he'd like to be able to Work and have his own Money, take people out on his Dime, not feel so Dependent or burdensome.  I know it bothers him that nobody will hire him due to a Lifetime Disability he has no control over.  He does understand the liability issues an Employer might face and that he can't control which of his Identities is dominant at any given time, which would be like hiring 7 different People for One Position.  Nonetheless it still bothers him that he can't just Earn his own Living at a regular job and get his own Paycheck he can rely upon to support himself.  He doesn't feel any sense of Independence even as a 25 Year Old Man.  And where ever you place your Dependency ultimately Controls you... that's just a Fact.

And, I'm not completely sure he's ready to give up on his Marriage?  At times he is exhausted from trying to make it work and knowing he can't do his Husband's Part FOR him, Allen also has to be All In... or Out.  Other times I can tell he really doesn't want to be Divorced, he likes being Married and in a Committed Long-Term Lifelong Relationship, on his end anyway, he just expected that from a Spouse.   I'm just feeling like Allen didn't fully acknowledge how complex taking on a severely Disabled Spouse and being a Lifelong Caregiver would be, require, and limit Life for them both?   He has his own Issues not even fully worked out, so it was always gonna be a tough row to hoe.  And he's not as comfortable being Gay as The Young Prince is and always has been, different upbringings, background, and Culture regarding being Gay. 

 It was never received well in his Family at all, so he was Closeted most of his Life.  He can also "Pass" not only for being Straight, but for being "White" and not of Hispanic Origin also.  His Bio Mom is White and so is his Stepdad, so people assume he is too.   And since his Stepdad Adopted him he doesn't have a Hispanic Surname now.   The Autism isn't always so apparent coz he's high functional on the Spectrum and highly Intelligent.    So I feel as tho' being his Authentic Self was never really encouraged nor embraced, often having to be carefully hidden, and that can Mind Fuck with a person's feelings of Identity, sense of Security, Acceptance, and Self-Worth IMO.   He has Dated Women, and he wouldn't be opposed to having a Traditional Family and Kids of his own.  The Young Prince knows they are not Well enuf to Parent, doesn't want Children either, and, wouldn't want to pass along Genetics that might replicate what he has, and knows he's not a "Breeder".  *LOL*

When he was Younger it was quite Interesting how many Young Women were not deterred by his Sexual Preferences and still would have Dated him tho' and had a major Crush on him.   Some of them were really Popular and Beautiful Gals and a lot of Straight Guys used to get jealous that The Young Prince had flocks of these Gals vying for his attention and wanting to be around and with him, rather than with them.   I do know that Princess T has said she prefers the Relationships she has with her Gay Male Friends than with any Straight Guy she's ever known or been around... those Relationships have abided.  I've had Male Friends who were Straight and who were Gay, I can't say I had a preference, all of those Relationships lasted and abided, I just preferred Male Friends period, less Drama, less Headaches than Female Friends... and I could relate to Men easier and better coz I'm not the most Feminine Female, never have been.   *LOL*

Anyway, I don't know what Allen and The Young Prince will do, it's on them to decide whether to stay together or not, I don't interfere, they're both Grown.   I'm not sure it's a Healthy Relationship coz of the Toxicity that I and others see... but, hey, we're not them.  If I don't have to Live with and Sleep with someone, who am I to say to someone who is, that I'd do this or that... I'm NOT them.   I've seen so many People remain in Relationships that I personally felt had Toxicity, and were Unhealthy Unions, but, apparently it isn't necessarily a Deal Breaker for some Couples???   And some folks would rather be with someone whose hard to be with, than to be Alone.   I'd be Okay being Alone even tho' I do Like being Married to someone whose my Soulmate and Life Partner.  I've been in Bad Relationships and couldn't wait to get out of those tho'!

In Real Time it's only Two more Days to Halloween Night and this coming Weekend is Dia de los Muertos and I will go back to The Desert Botanical Gardens for the Mercado, Celebration, but probably won't be able to stay for the Procession this Year coz it's beginning at Dusk, which is usual, but I will need to be Home for the Family.   I'm Fine with just doing all the stuff I usually do there and not staying for The Procession, becoz most of the Actors in it will also be on Stage doing other Dances and Traditional Activities all day long so you can still Photograph them in their wonderful Costumes.   I think they only plan to have one Big Ofrenda Altar this Year?   I liked when they had several made by different Artisans or very Elaborate Displays thruout the Gardens during the Season.

I did just check the Website to find that The Desert Botanical Gardens will have the Ofrenda up on Halloween Day too, but, I doubt they'll have the Mercado until the Weekend and I don't want to miss that.   In Real Time I'm Working Tomorrow Night, the day before Halloween, don't know who called in ahead of time to bail on their Shift this time?  Usually it's the Friday Night Shift that flakes out on The Regular.  It's becoming more habitual that those on Permanent Shifts aren't reliable or committed to their Shifts.  So those of us On Call are usually Working more often now than the Permanent Shift folks, which is just Crazy.   The reason I don't wanna Work a Permanent Shift is I don't want to commit to being there all of the time and figured being On Call would be less Days being asked to Work, not more requests to!!!   I am flattered they usually call me first as a Fill-In, they do know I'm a Worker and take whatever I'm doing seriously.

And I truly do enjoy the Work, the Mall, my Friends there I've made over the Years, our Customers, and what we do as Lovers Of Old Merchandise.   But as I'm Aging, and due to my Personal Commitments that must be a Priority and are quite consuming, it's just difficult for me to Work there as often as I used to be able to.   I still enjoy it all, I Wish we were making the Money there we used to be able to of coarse, but Times they are a changin' and that's not the Fault of any of us personally.   Times do Change, you either Change with them, adapting and improvising, strategizing what works now and what doesn't, and realize the Past is Gone, the Time is Now, nobody really knows how the Future will Play Out?   I will always have a Love of and Passion for Old Things, History and the Preservation of both.   But, I Live in the Here and Now and look forward to whatever Positives the Future may hold in store.

Times are very Troubled at the moment, but thruout History there have been tough times and the tough People get thru them.   I'm not in the worst Positioning in my Life now than at other times that were ever so much tougher, so, I know I got thru tougher shit than this and came out the other side.   The Daughter always now compares the abundance of America with the lack she endured in Mexico, but was still abundantly Happy living there and preferred it even.   I know what she means, some of my fondest Memories were with People and Good Times we etched out of the Hard Times we endured and Lived through.   Some of the most miserable, insatiable, troubled and malcontent folks I've ever met have luxury and abundance, but lack contentment. 

I should have had this Post done already, but, here I still am.  *LOL*  I just rather make this one longer than begin another one I guess.  That's how most of my Posts Go Long... so, now you know Why!  *Winks*  I'm frustrated at the new Specialist I'm supposed to be Referred to for the urgent problem on my Ear.  When I made direct Contact last Week they swore they just never got the Referral and would ask for another one from my Doctor.  We saw my Doc the other day when I took Princess T in for her Appointment and their Office did their Job and I don't doubt they sent a Referral TWICE now.  Still, no Contact by the Wednesday Deadline of this Week that the Specialist's Office swore they'd contact me by when they got 2nd Referral.  *Le Sigh*  Now, this means I gotta do their job FOR them again by making contact first, AGAIN!!!

 

An incompetent or sloppy/careless Administrative Staff is not portending well for me wanting to see this Specialist!   I can only Hope the Specialist is more competent than their Staff?   Or, that I'll even get in to see them since this has happened before with a previous Referral to a Dermatologist who never did return numerous calls and Months ago I just gave up on coz the Problem being Referred wasn't so Serious.  This time it is tho' so I don't want this Specialist dicking around and delaying until mebbe something Serious worsens to a point it can't be effectively resolved or treated?!   So, this Morning in Real Time {it's Thursday now} Dark Dawn will be making that Call to the Specialists Office to tell them its been over a Two Week Delay now by their Office to even make contact with me about an Urgent Referral from my Primary!!!   WTF is going on?!   I want an Appointment and STAT!!!  This can't Wait and I want no more Delays and Foot Dragging or Administrative faux pas.

By the Specialist's Office own Admission, there should be a 24-48 Hour Turnaround on Urgent Referrals, not MORE THAN TWO WEEKS going by with NOTHING, no contact by them whatsoever!!!   I've made Contact now and it will be Twice, pretty sure they've had Double Contact by my Primary too, this is not acceptable!!!   I don't even know yet where their Location for sure is, but I Googled them and since they appear to be just down the Street, mebbe I'll just drop in so they get the Joy of Dark Dawn in Person?  *Winks*  Yes, that's the Plan now, fuck the Phone Call, this deserves the In-Person Joy of me directly.   Once I know who you are, where you are, and that you're my Barrier, I am rather like a Junk Yard Dog with a Bone coming for you.  *Winks*   We'll see this thru to Resolution and then I'll have a nice Breakfast at the Hospital Cafeteria nearby.  Hell, spent all Day at the Hospital ER with The Grandson Yesterday for his Medical Crisis... I Feel rather like I'm Living in Doc's Offices, ER's, Urgent Care and Hospitals these days!!!

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Done now... Dawn... The Bohemian