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Solstace 2020
Dec. 21st, 2020 02:49 pm Thanks to the UChicago deciding that MY RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY is a great day to keep their very anxious early action application waiting on a decision, we have not yet had a chance to celebrate anything. My son has decided that today, he doesn't want to do anything other than pace until he hears.
The first half of my day was occupied by Shawn's doctor's appointment. Good news! We have an excellent new doctor who is very new to our clinic. He apparently started three weeks ago, but Shawn switched to him on the spot. She described him as "very geeky" (which in our household is a HUGE compliment. We chose our vet based on this qualification, too. We like the ones who stop mid-sentence and say, "Did you know...?" and fill in some esoteric nugget about their field of study.) He was also wearing socks with the heart monitor wave on them, which makes me happy. And, MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY, he read Shawn's entire chart and started immediately asking all the "whys"
It's like the universe heard my complaining and answered us!
(Thank you, universe!)
So, that's really great news The only down side is that we did not know Dr. Bakken was going to be so thorough and so I ended up waiting in the car outside of the clinic for two hours. On the other hand, he's the first person to look at Shawn's weak arm and wonder if maybe a neck nerve might be involved. He'd noticed that she had degenerative disc disease in her lower back and thought, "Well, if it's pinching there, could it be pinching elsewhere?"
I LOVE THIS GUY and I haven't even met him.
I will, though, because I am switching from my stupid-ass doctor immediately!
So, that's a huge yay.
Now if UChicago would just cough up an acceptance for my brilliant boy (or not), life would be peachy.
____
Chicago has deferred on Mason's brilliance. So, it's not a NO, but it's not a yes. It means he'll be considered with the rest of the unwashed masses in March, final decision in April. Alas! But, we happily took a "not a no" and had our celebration.
The first half of my day was occupied by Shawn's doctor's appointment. Good news! We have an excellent new doctor who is very new to our clinic. He apparently started three weeks ago, but Shawn switched to him on the spot. She described him as "very geeky" (which in our household is a HUGE compliment. We chose our vet based on this qualification, too. We like the ones who stop mid-sentence and say, "Did you know...?" and fill in some esoteric nugget about their field of study.) He was also wearing socks with the heart monitor wave on them, which makes me happy. And, MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY, he read Shawn's entire chart and started immediately asking all the "whys"
It's like the universe heard my complaining and answered us!
(Thank you, universe!)
So, that's really great news The only down side is that we did not know Dr. Bakken was going to be so thorough and so I ended up waiting in the car outside of the clinic for two hours. On the other hand, he's the first person to look at Shawn's weak arm and wonder if maybe a neck nerve might be involved. He'd noticed that she had degenerative disc disease in her lower back and thought, "Well, if it's pinching there, could it be pinching elsewhere?"
I LOVE THIS GUY and I haven't even met him.
I will, though, because I am switching from my stupid-ass doctor immediately!
So, that's a huge yay.
Now if UChicago would just cough up an acceptance for my brilliant boy (or not), life would be peachy.
____
Chicago has deferred on Mason's brilliance. So, it's not a NO, but it's not a yes. It means he'll be considered with the rest of the unwashed masses in March, final decision in April. Alas! But, we happily took a "not a no" and had our celebration.