August 9, 2013
Poopy day! Just an all-around poopy
day, mostly created by utter annoyance and feeling ignored. I woke up in pain
(I think due to the PT exercises I did last night) so instead of going to see
my chiropractor for my final adjustment for my shoulder, I sat at home to try
to ease some of the discomfort of my knee, which didn’t help my shoulder one
bit.
After a while, I headed in to my
office/dojo and made a few calls regarding my injury. I wasn’t really surprised
to hear that there are some insurance “issues.” My out-of-pocket costs as of
now are about $2,000, and this is just the first 30-days. I honestly thought I’d
get more help from my dojo “family” (where I train, not the dojo I run with Richard
– two different places – and they have been saints!). Not monetary, as that is
what the insurance is supposed to be for, but a little more support. What
really hurts is the person who threw me and caused the injury hasn’t even had
the decency to call, message, text, send smoke signals, nothing. This entire event
has put strain on both me and Richard. He worked 12-plus hour days at our school
when I couldn’t even move from the couch and does my job and his on days it hurts too much for me to go in. He drives me
almost everywhere, runs errands, waits on me when he’s home, and not one person
from my dojo has offered to lift that off his shoulders.
I’ve been training with these guys
for 15 years and have always thought we were a close-knit pack, but I kind of
think that’s what people say when everything is going smoothly. I know they
care, as people ask about me each time Richard goes in to take a class, and I
receive texts and calls from a few of them, but there are at least five people
who were there that day who haven’t even bothered and it feels really shitty,
especially when we’re all supposed to be a “family” as I’ve been told, and have
always assumed. I’m starting to think my idea of support differs greatly from
others.
I know for a fact that I have had a
huge eye-opening experience and will absolutely be more conscious of my empathy
and compassion for others. What an incredible lesson for me. And for that, I’m eternally
grateful.
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