My Life Is a Fortune Cookie Filled with Surprises

Thursday – Entry 46: The other day I went in for my very first root canal. Because of a hiccup in the insurance I couldn’t get my face drilled that day and had to reschedule. I’ve only had one cavity in my life and it came right at the end of my marriage, so I put off taking care of it…for two years. Obviously, cavities left alone become bigger problems, but it didn’t hurt so I could ignore it and simply chew on the other side. Until my tooth was chipped last month (while eating a hard candy…sheered a corner right off!), I had never had any dental work done on my teeth. I knew nothing of needles and drills. When I related this to the friendly root canal receptionist with the voice like a young Kathleen Turner, she was flabbergasted that I had put off root canal treatment for so many years. “Haven’t you experienced any pain?” she asked. “Not very much,” I replied, and added a shrug for good measure. She told me that I was one of the lucky few. I don’t often think of myself as a lucky person. Odd things happen to me—strange and inexplicable. I often tweet about them for laughs, but good luck does happen to me as well. For example, over Christmas my friends surprised me with a brand new iPad Air. Last Spring when I was destitute & damaged after my car accident, $500 dollars anonymously arrived in the mail. I focus on the bad luck because it is usually wacky and more entertaining to talk about, but in actuality I am more blessed with good luck. I wi...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - Category: Mental Illness Tags: ADHD Coping Depression Journaling Writing Source Type: blogs