There’s change afoot at the
dialysis center today (Wednesday, September 14). I walked in at the usual time and there were
patients in the waiting room who are usually seated by the time I arrive. When I walked into the big room, there were
almost no empty seats (out of about 24).
Many seats had brand-new faces.
There were the same personnel in the white coats plus new white coat
people (or guests) and a few upper-management-looking dudes. What’s up?
My first guess is that a nearby center has ceased operation or been shut
down. In hindsight, I think that we were
participating in a disaster recovery exercise.
I had to wait about half an hour to
be seated, and had to “press” for that.
(If you don’t “press”, you might wait in the waiting room for an unnecessarily
long time.) I will curb my curiosity for
the moment and see whether this “change” is permanent before
investigating. In the meantime, I like
it when the staffers who normally only run at 85 percent run at full blast.
Two or three months ago, I realized
that I have to be prepared for anything when I walk through that dialysis
center door, and I always keep in mind that my one and only goal is to walk out
of there healthier than when I walked in.
This mindset has been a tremendous aid in making this stage of my life
and recovery more tolerable and less worrisome.
[Author note: On Friday, 9/16, it was business at usual at
the center.]
