From Kidney Stones to Easter Seals

I woke up this morning at 2:00 AM with the most excruciating pain I have ever had, and thought my appendix must have gone bad. I tried to gut it out, but ended up going to the emergency room at 2:30. I told the admitting nurse my diagnosis, and waited for what seemed like a week (it was a half hour).

The Doctor came in and said, I think you have kidney stones. I had a cat scan, and some good drugs for the pain - and then a little more drugs. The doctor confirmed he was the better diagnostician, since it wasn't my appendix - a 4MM kidney stone. As I sat there and waited to go home, I heard the person next to me being told that he has congestive heart failure and would have to be admitted: I felt pretty selfish.

A little while later the pain was gone, and I got a chance to do a little work. I had reached out to a woman in Monterey who supported Easter Seals, Mary Aguilar, and she informed me that she had joined Agentspayingforward.com today - I loved that. My neighbor came over, and she works for Crossroads Treatment Center in Citrus Heights CA. Layney joined tonight as well. Take a look at the site crossroadstreatmentcenter.org (they are also on Agentspayingforward.com), because they help troubled teenage girls. They are also having a golf tournament at Northridge Country Club here in the Sacramento area. I told Layney I would spread the word, and would love to see them get participants from this blog.

Anyway, the day is coming to a close, some more pain medication, and then I find out Easter Seals decided to join my site: it's a great feeling to know that maybe I can help a lot of people by starting Agentspayingforward.com - I really hope so.