Over 7 months ago I scored an access
code to buy first-run tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on
Broadway. I worried about making plans so far ahead, as I can never predict
what my health will look like, but figured I’d easily find someone to buy my
ticket if I ended up being unable go. This past Sunday, right in the midst of
an unusual stretch of good health, I had my Harry Potter adventure! I am SO
grateful to Hashem for giving me good health at just the right time!
My enthusiasm was marred, however, by
the fact that Katherine unexpectedly ended up in the ER and had her appendix
removed on Shabbos. B”H they got it out before it ruptured, so the surgery was relatively
easy and she is expected to recover well. There was definite hashgacha involved,
as it was my concern and prompting that finally convinced her to go to the
hospital. Without me she very likely would have tried to wait it out longer –
and the doctor said it was one of the most severe cases he’s seen, and if she
had waited just 24 hours more, she could have died! Instead, she had a successful
surgery, and was discharged the next day. B”H!
(I let her know she’s very lucky she didn’t
die, because if she died I would’ve killed her. Ha.)
Since I couldn’t drive or answer the
phone on Shabbos, I had to wait helplessly all afternoon for someone to come back
and tell me what was going on. It was awful! I’m grateful to the Adlers for
providing hours of needed distraction over Shabbos lunch, and to my mom for
being amazing and not only taking Katherine to the hospital, but staying until the
surgery was done so she could come back and tell me exactly what happened. My
mom is pretty much the best person to have with you in a medical emergency, and
both Katherine and I are so grateful for the advocacy and support she provided!
It was interesting being on the other
side of the medical equation for a change. And it absolutely sucked being completely
unable to do anything because of Shabbos! After Shabbos I ran over with various
supplies -- including, of course, Pole People! I was all set to stay home with Katherine
on Sunday, but she was ADAMANT that I MUST go to Harry Potter and that I MUST
have fun, and that she would be completely miserable if I stayed home on her
behalf. So, I went, and I did have fun, even though I was sad that she didn’t
get to enjoy the experience with us. It’s pretty ironic that after months of
worrying whether I’d be healthy enough to go, SHE was the one with the medical
emergency! Never once did we consider THAT possibility. We’ll just have to make
it up another time -- hopefully without medical drama from EITHER of us next
time around!
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