JURY DUTY SUMMONS

February 4, 2010 Thursday

No one really wants to get that jury duty summons in the mail. No one, don't lie. I have always been called to serve at the most inopportune moments in my life. Surgery for my daughter, every single time. Ian nursing at 6 months of age and Ed out of town for months, with no family support. Me working out of town. Sarah working out of town, and only I could be with her. Now why should my having breast cancer be any different. I got my summons a couple of weeks ago and I knew that I could get excused if only I could remember to tell the Doctor's office about it. Chemo brain. This morning I came across the summons, and I thought take care of it now. So I did. =D

I called the Jury Dept at City Hall, and with no more trouble than asking to have the salt passed, the woman I spoke to quickly gave me all the information I needed to finish up being excused. I didn't have to go downtown, I didn't have to have a zillion pieces of evidence proving I couldn't serve. I am so grateful for the kindness. Now, that being said, why was it so f-ing hard when I was a mom with a sick daughter in and out of the hospital? Why did I have to drag myself and my kids downtown to beg, yes, beg to get of serving? Have they seen the error of their ways? When I think of how hard it was in the past, and how with one 45 second call it was all taken care of, it can make me feel a little nutty.

I am feeling better today, the shock of movement from the other night is calming down. I spoke with my nurse today, and all the things I was going through was a major blood pressure drop, because my body was overloaded with the idea of moving such a large amount of poo. It's nice to know what it was, and I promise I will try my best to never get that full again. What a horrible feeling. Scary, super scary, but now I know I wasn't having a stroke.

I'm beginning to get that Ol' Melissa back. The chemo fog is lifting for the last time. I can't wait to go back to Class and dance again. The Groundhog predicted 6 more weeks of Winter, but my Spring is going to come early, I believe. I did a lot today. Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. I am buried beneath an avalanche of work I've put off. Taxes are next. Pray for me.

Nite!

Light and Love!

Melissa