What a week!
This past week(end) was kind of a roller coaster for me. First I found out on Friday that my grandma was really sick, and likely not to recover - so I went to Indianapolis to see her an my extended family (as well as my mom). As it turns out, her fight with the alzheimer's disease and her recent heart attack ended Monday morning at 9:30. I'm sad to lose her, but I know that it's for the better - she's been sick for years, and now she can finally rest. Aside from the feelings of loss, I'm sad that the Jones family is smaller now. It makes a big impact in our family to go from 11 to 10, but the family we have is a good one and I am so happy that we are as close as we are despite geography.
But like any roller coaster, the downs have their ups - I found out as soon as I returned to Columbus that I was accepted for the Children's Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award! It comes with a pay raise and $5000/year travel award which makes me very happy:) I find it humorous that during the application phase of this grant process I was 'toiled' by all of the paperwork, but now that I've been granted it the paperwork seems like 'my pleasure' to complete!
As for the end of the roller coaster (you know, the part that sucks in comparison to the first really big drop that puts your stomach into your throat), I finally went to the doctor about my hip, followed by a visit to the dentist. Okay, I'll start from the beginning because I know someone out there is wondering "why did she have her hip checked out?" Well, about 2 months ago I flew out to California for my brother's wedding (which was beautiful btw) and on the flight from Dallas to San Jose something happened to my hip. My guess is that it had something to do with the person in front of me. As the plane took flight I decided to cross my legs (bad idea as a 6'0" tall person flying coach, I know this now) but as we got into the air the person in front of me decided to put their seat ALL the way back (cue the crunching sound that was my knees). I'd like to interject with a plea - if you're sitting on an airplane, please respect the fact that the seats, when fully reclined, do not leave much room behind them for tall people like me and my family members - 'nuff said. Anyways, I was left with no room and a bit of a predicament. So at some point I somehow uncrossed my legs (then numb) and as soon as I de-planed I realized that something was not right. Well, 2 months later it still hurts to walk (and I've been called lots of names like "hippie" and "limps-a-lot") so I went to the doctor. I'm happy to report that my hips look really pretty on the x-rays:) As near as the doctor can tell I have some sort of a muscle strain, but we'll see in a week if it still hurts I might need an MRI (oooh I hope I'll get to see it - how cool!)
And the finale - my dentist told me I have three cavities... damn! AND, I need to have my last two wisdom teeth pulled... damn it again! Maybe this'll teach me to go to the dentist more often - I felt so guilty telling the dentist how infrequently I go in, and how much more infrequently I floss. I think the best part of the cleaning/"you're a terrible dental patient"-ing was the 'view' I had of the dentist's son in a picture on the wall - whew! Good lookin' cookin':)
Okay, time to go now
G-town
But like any roller coaster, the downs have their ups - I found out as soon as I returned to Columbus that I was accepted for the Children's Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award! It comes with a pay raise and $5000/year travel award which makes me very happy:) I find it humorous that during the application phase of this grant process I was 'toiled' by all of the paperwork, but now that I've been granted it the paperwork seems like 'my pleasure' to complete!
As for the end of the roller coaster (you know, the part that sucks in comparison to the first really big drop that puts your stomach into your throat), I finally went to the doctor about my hip, followed by a visit to the dentist. Okay, I'll start from the beginning because I know someone out there is wondering "why did she have her hip checked out?" Well, about 2 months ago I flew out to California for my brother's wedding (which was beautiful btw) and on the flight from Dallas to San Jose something happened to my hip. My guess is that it had something to do with the person in front of me. As the plane took flight I decided to cross my legs (bad idea as a 6'0" tall person flying coach, I know this now) but as we got into the air the person in front of me decided to put their seat ALL the way back (cue the crunching sound that was my knees). I'd like to interject with a plea - if you're sitting on an airplane, please respect the fact that the seats, when fully reclined, do not leave much room behind them for tall people like me and my family members - 'nuff said. Anyways, I was left with no room and a bit of a predicament. So at some point I somehow uncrossed my legs (then numb) and as soon as I de-planed I realized that something was not right. Well, 2 months later it still hurts to walk (and I've been called lots of names like "hippie" and "limps-a-lot") so I went to the doctor. I'm happy to report that my hips look really pretty on the x-rays:) As near as the doctor can tell I have some sort of a muscle strain, but we'll see in a week if it still hurts I might need an MRI (oooh I hope I'll get to see it - how cool!)
And the finale - my dentist told me I have three cavities... damn! AND, I need to have my last two wisdom teeth pulled... damn it again! Maybe this'll teach me to go to the dentist more often - I felt so guilty telling the dentist how infrequently I go in, and how much more infrequently I floss. I think the best part of the cleaning/"you're a terrible dental patient"-ing was the 'view' I had of the dentist's son in a picture on the wall - whew! Good lookin' cookin':)
Okay, time to go now
G-town
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