Old Man’s Corner
As y'all know, I had major surgery at the end of January. When we got to the hospital and they took me back to get ready, the nurse mistakenly misgendered me and my wife corrected her. The nurse sincerely apologized and made sure the rest of my surgery team knew my pronouns and my preferred name. Now this info is and has been in my chart for years but sometimes it doesn't come up for some reason with new doctor’s offices. My experience at the hospital turned out to be great. I had a great team and the nurses on my floor were amazing. I was affirmed in every way my entire time there.
The Old Man’s Corner: Conversations With Myself
Calm down, let’s talk through this. We don't know how this is going to turn out. You're getting worked up for nothing. It's still early in the night, maybe we should go to bed and not watch the results. I know, I know, the people have failed us before but maybe it'll be different this time. You got to breathe, buddy. Stop watching. We did our part; we showed up; we voted; we educated others and campaigned for others to vote. Yes, I know that our freedoms are under attack. Yes, I know you're stressed but you are going to have to breathe or we’re going to pass out. Our wife is worried that we are going to stroke out. I know it's stressing you out. That's why I said, “stop watching the results. It's still too early to tell. Let’s go to bed, it will be ok in the morning…… I can't believe it! What.. don't say you told me so. I thought our people would do the right thing. How could they fail us this way? How are we going to make it out in the next four years?