(Sigh!) Well, two nights ago we had a major snowstorm. Twelve inches of heavy, wet snow in about twelve hours with wind gusts hitting 50 mph at times and the snowfall didn't stop until around 9 a.m. yesterday. The roads were completely covered with packed snow and the lighter stuff blew around with the fierce winds, almost creating a white-out condition. Soon after lunchtime though, the skies cleared up with not a single cloud to be seen. (It was still pretty windy though...)
I was optimistic that the roads would be driveable this morning; so that I could still go to my Neuro-Otologist appointment. I even prepared for the bad roads by giving myself an hour for a drive to the doctor's office that should have only taken about 10-15 minutes tops under normal driving circumstances. As I put my office laptop into the trunk of my car, my cellphone rang. The doctor was sick, so they needed to push my appointment into the new year. Drat!
Yesterday I also heard on the news that the major highway that I'd have to take back to the Mayo Clinic for my follow-up appointment on Monday had been closed in some parts, due to the snow and even a major 25 car pile-up. (I'm sure there must have been others along the entire stretch I'd have to travel.) Since this morning I wound up driving a mere 20 mph on a route that I normally can cruise around 70 mph on my way to/from work, I felt that I didn't want to have to drive that slow to get up to my Mayo appointment in one piece. It would mean it'd take me over ten hours of white knuckle driving conditions. Not the way I wanted to spend part of my holiday weekend. So, I cancelled that appointment with the idea that I'd either reschedule it again if things didn't go well with the Neuro-Otologist or maybe find a similar follow-up doctor locally. We'll see...
So, while I wait for the new year to come for the next leg of my journey towards relief from this condition, my weekend will be focused on relaxing, enjoying the holiday, writing more of my book proposal, further development of this website, reaching out to friends/family/colleagues, reflecting on my past and thinking ahead to the future...
I was optimistic that the roads would be driveable this morning; so that I could still go to my Neuro-Otologist appointment. I even prepared for the bad roads by giving myself an hour for a drive to the doctor's office that should have only taken about 10-15 minutes tops under normal driving circumstances. As I put my office laptop into the trunk of my car, my cellphone rang. The doctor was sick, so they needed to push my appointment into the new year. Drat!
Yesterday I also heard on the news that the major highway that I'd have to take back to the Mayo Clinic for my follow-up appointment on Monday had been closed in some parts, due to the snow and even a major 25 car pile-up. (I'm sure there must have been others along the entire stretch I'd have to travel.) Since this morning I wound up driving a mere 20 mph on a route that I normally can cruise around 70 mph on my way to/from work, I felt that I didn't want to have to drive that slow to get up to my Mayo appointment in one piece. It would mean it'd take me over ten hours of white knuckle driving conditions. Not the way I wanted to spend part of my holiday weekend. So, I cancelled that appointment with the idea that I'd either reschedule it again if things didn't go well with the Neuro-Otologist or maybe find a similar follow-up doctor locally. We'll see...
So, while I wait for the new year to come for the next leg of my journey towards relief from this condition, my weekend will be focused on relaxing, enjoying the holiday, writing more of my book proposal, further development of this website, reaching out to friends/family/colleagues, reflecting on my past and thinking ahead to the future...
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