Tilting at Windmills: What a day- I hate modern medicine!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

What a day- I hate modern medicine!

Surgery went well. Medical care terrific; patient care SUCKS! Mom doing well- considering she was still in recovery 5 hours post-op following a surgery that started 4 1/2 hours late. Details later. Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts.

3 comments:

Suzanne said...: Well guess if one had the choice of good medical care and successful surgery or good patient care I would choose the first, but it would be nice if we could have it all.....so glad to hear the surgery itself went well once it got started.; January 28, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Perky said...: I'm so glad it's going (mostly) well! Also glad you got a snow day today! One less thing to worry about!; January 28, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Shirley said...: Good to know she is doing okay and home soon I hope.; February 1, 2009 at 2:48 PM

Why "Tilting at Windmills"?

When I started this blog in October 2007, there was a story here about my connection to "Tilting With Windmills". Much of what was in that post no longer applies. Much other of it still does. So, here's the story.

When I was graduating from high school, more than 40 years ago, a group of my friend presented me with a print of Picasso's Don Quixote. They said it reminded me of them.

I get upset when things are wrong, even though getting upset cannot fix them. I dislike people who are cruel or petty or self-serving, and am frustrated that I cannot change them. I fight a daily battle with my health, although I know that every new day is another battle. I have a husband and close friends who support me, even when what I want or believe seems crazy.

So, the comparison with Don Quixote is perhaps an apt one. The story encourages me to take on the battles I see, even the hopeless ones. It reminds me to try to see the best in people. It comforts me that, in the end, even if my actions are futile, they are not meaningless.

I mean to try to continue "to dream the impossible dream".