A little luck

Who would have thought it would be so difficult to find a doctor in 2020.
As we were preparing for this move from Florida to New Jersey I truly thought I had all my ducks in a row. We had all our final visits, checked all the medications for refills, spoke with all her doctors. Simple right? I thought we would arrive, get settled and then I would call our family doctor of 20 some odd years and tada! Nope. I called and was told they are not seeing new patients due to Covid!? Ok, and this is the response I received from a few other offices and the ones who will see her cannot until late September or October. Wow eye opener.
This is a strange new world in many ways. I knew things would be different once mom moved closer to us but I didn’t count on the additional complications Covid was going to add. What I thought would be a simple matter of calling a doctors office has turned into a maze of rejection, frustration and yes, a bit of anger. I mean, this is my 87 year old mom. She has Cancer. She needs to have a primary to monitor her thyroid and blood pressure. She needs a doctor to care for her now not in two months. One office told me to use Urgent Care? I said you do realize this person has cancer and a suppressed immune system right. The response, yes dear and you do understand I said we are not seeing new patients until Covid is gone. WT proverbial F?!
A little luck is all I needed. I changed directions and found a cancer doctor who will see her in a couple of weeks as a new patient, from there a friends GP who will also see in a couple of weeks as well. I went to see our pharmacist and asked for recommendations and help with transferring moms meds. I was met by a friendly face, a smile and a you got this. I felt less alone for the first time in weeks.
A little luck was all I needed to get past this hurdle. A little luck is all we need sometimes to keep moving forward, to keep our momentum going in this strange new world we find ourselves in . Just a little luck makes all the difference when I look into my moms eyes and tell her we got this and she smiles and says yes you do.