Today I went with a friend to Taco Bell. Fast food. Yes I admit it and further more I admit that I didn't have just beans. I had a bean burrito and my favorite, the mexican (can we still say that?) pizza. I was a bad girl. Now I am a stuffed lady. The young man who waited on us was very polite. He was so polite that I didn't have the heart to correct him when he said my total "with the senior discount" was $3.69. Yes, I am hastily approaching that mark but not quite there. Maybe I did the young man an injustice. The next lady he does that to might get a little upset. Maybe it would have been better to hear from me that he should ask before he assumes. Water under the bridge now. This incident reminded me of my last visit to the gyno. I was chatting with the nurse and voiced my disappointment in still having this cancer after thinking for almost 4 years that I was cancer free. The nurse began to sympathize with a talk about how so many people now have HPV and how common it is, it's nothing to be embarassed about and they think it's gone or they got it all and there is a reoccurrance. I was standing there in shock, wondering what she was talking about. I didn't have an HPV cancer. I definitely know about the HPV virus and it's association with certain cancers but since it didn't apply to me I was in shock. Why would she assume that was the case. When I relayed the story to Tonya she indicated I probably should have corrected her so she could learn the importance of not assuming. Someone else might not have taken her comments in stride and obviously a professional person should have been better informed before making such comments. I am human and I know that I myself make assumptions and this makes me more mindful that I need to be more careful. Just random examples of assumptions and human nature. The person I was with is young enough to be my daughter. She couldn't help but laugh about it. What I learned from my "senior discount moment" is...I can easily start blaming my lapses in memory on dementia and give "chemo brain" a break. Blessings
Monday, March 9, 2009
Senior Citizen Discount
Today I went with a friend to Taco Bell. Fast food. Yes I admit it and further more I admit that I didn't have just beans. I had a bean burrito and my favorite, the mexican (can we still say that?) pizza. I was a bad girl. Now I am a stuffed lady. The young man who waited on us was very polite. He was so polite that I didn't have the heart to correct him when he said my total "with the senior discount" was $3.69. Yes, I am hastily approaching that mark but not quite there. Maybe I did the young man an injustice. The next lady he does that to might get a little upset. Maybe it would have been better to hear from me that he should ask before he assumes. Water under the bridge now. This incident reminded me of my last visit to the gyno. I was chatting with the nurse and voiced my disappointment in still having this cancer after thinking for almost 4 years that I was cancer free. The nurse began to sympathize with a talk about how so many people now have HPV and how common it is, it's nothing to be embarassed about and they think it's gone or they got it all and there is a reoccurrance. I was standing there in shock, wondering what she was talking about. I didn't have an HPV cancer. I definitely know about the HPV virus and it's association with certain cancers but since it didn't apply to me I was in shock. Why would she assume that was the case. When I relayed the story to Tonya she indicated I probably should have corrected her so she could learn the importance of not assuming. Someone else might not have taken her comments in stride and obviously a professional person should have been better informed before making such comments. I am human and I know that I myself make assumptions and this makes me more mindful that I need to be more careful. Just random examples of assumptions and human nature. The person I was with is young enough to be my daughter. She couldn't help but laugh about it. What I learned from my "senior discount moment" is...I can easily start blaming my lapses in memory on dementia and give "chemo brain" a break. Blessings
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Don't worry Mom. You've aged very gracefully. You don't look that old. That kid needs his eyes checked. If You ever want to talk I'm always here for You. I miss You,and Love You very much.
ReplyDeleteYour Son,Chris.