Life on the road is quite unpredictable. One has to be flexible. Travel can be full of ups and downs. Currently, we have several ongoing issues with our Airstream. Mostly small, but a couple are potentially bigger ticket items. We have scheduled an appointment with the Mothership in Jackson Center, Ohio. It will be late October when we get the warranty work done. I wrote about that in another blog.
This blog is about my most recent medical issue. For a few days I had been noticing symptoms. I developed a UTI (IYKYK), and while AZO was providing temporary symptom relief, it had been long enough that I knew I needed an antibiotic. It was a challenge to travel all day, stopping at every rest area along the way only to experience the thrill of “I have to go NOW” to … “oh, maybe I didn’t have to go after all” to … “oops.”
As you know we are far from home. My primary care doctor can’t send a prescription across state lines, so I needed to find a walk-in clinic. Because we were just passing through when Tim had an important Zoom meeting, he had providentially booked us into a hotel in Sidney Nebraska. He needed to ensure his Internet would be working, and he didn’t want to be stressed out with Roamy.
We got to Sidney fairly early in the day, just before lunch in fact. We had traveled a bit further the day before to make this a shorter day. The timing and location could not have been more perfectly aligned. As it turned out, there was a walk-in clinic just a mile or two from the hotel. The staff were wonderful! Very warm and supportive. I had no paperwork to complete (imagine that!), as they are on the EPIC online medical system. MD Anderson also uses EPIC. The Nurse Practitioner who saw me had my medical history in front of her as we talked. That really helped speed up the process, and I felt like they knew what they were doing.
Only one person was in front of me in line. They got me in, out, and I had in my hand a prescription from Walmart–also a mile away–all within less than an hour. I do believe this was a God-thing, because my prayer partners were in their closets petitioning Him to rescue me from this ailment. Within 24-hours I felt much relief, and was definitely on the road to recovery. They sent me a survey via text after the visit, and I gave them very high marks. I would definitely recommend this clinic if anyone is passing through Sidney Nebraska and needs medical attention.
I wasn’t going to let a UTI stop me from my plans.
After Tim’s meeting, I surprised him with a (very small but albeit memorable) birthday party and card shower in the hotel lobby. This is his BIG 60, so I wanted to do something special. I had been secretly asking for birthday cards from our Facebook friends. We have been traveling so much it was hard to connect to everyone we know, but Facebook is a pretty good sweep. I picked them up at the mailbox the last time I went home for treatment, and had the rest mailed to the hotel.
The cards were so clever, hilarious, heartwarming, reminiscent, and just plain fun. I have never seen any of these great cards in all the times I have looked for his birthday cards (I also gave him a card every day this month leading up to his birthday, which I have been buying in various places over the past year). We laughed and continue to laugh as we think back on each card from our family and friends.
It’s good to be on the mend, and seeing life returning to “normal” as we know it on the road.
À la prochaine…hasta la próxima vez…until next time!