Didn’t Have an ER Visit on the Bingo Card Today

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”What do you have planned today?” It’s a common question. What you have planned and what actually happens are two different things. Trust me, I didn’t have “ER visit” on my bingo card for today. November is usually a bad month for me. Yesterday (11/22) was the 17th anniversary of my mom suffering a brain aneurysm that would lead to her passing in early December. While it’s been better in recent years, sometimes I’ve gone the entire month with the “blahs” (blues, whatever). Well, yesterday came and went, and I was more focused on posting my photos from the Sixth Floor Museum in commemoration of the 61st anniversary of JFK’s assassination. To add to that, I’ve been eating something new: tomatillo sauce. Today my throat felt like it was closed up, I had chest pains, and a headache. Off to the hospital I went. I make a lot of gripes about the VA occasionally, but I’ll tell you this: when the chips are down, they are ON. THE. BALL. Within five minutes I was hooked up to an EKG machine, and they told me that it showed no evidence of a heart attack. They did all the tests that they normally do (the blood work, looking for particular enzymes that will show up if there has been a heart attack, and repeat procedures). In by 1:15, out by 4:15. No heart problems, no breathing problems, and no covid. (I don’t have any covid tests as home right now, so I asked them to do me the favor, which they did.) I still have the pain, which they think is from the reflux caused by the tomatillo sauce (it figures…that stuff is so good, and now that I’m addicted to it I have to stop eating it to see if my problem goes away!), but the emotional relief is wonderful. Oh, and a big, BIG THANK YOU to you who’ve PM’d me to ask. Y’all are so sweet, and I love you all! The photo is a ferret that was at a local pet supply store. Because of my travels I’d never consider getting a pet; however, if I ever had a ferret it would have to be named “Frank Burns,” after the character from M*A*S*H who was nicknamed “Ferret Face.” Y’all have a good evening!