Wednesday, February 4, 2015

The Folder: Time to Update

We have a 'folder'.
In the folder, we have all our personal information - pin numbers, bank accounts, life insurance policies, passwords, computer files, wills... etc etc...SOOO, in the case of any emergency, we grab the one folder and have almost all the information we need.
We don't have to use the folder often, if at all.  But we do have to update it with new or current information when we get it, or when we are in situations that may mandate needing the information in the folder - like surgeries.
Del is having surgery next week.  Nothing serious - a hernia, that HAS been getting worse over the past two months because he hasn't stopped to get it taken care of, but instead, has decided to do even things he shouldn't  be doing with a hernia - like roto tilling the garden - shoveling trenches in the garden, planting rows and rows of potatoes, onions and veggies in the garden - carrying and lifting heavy things etc etc..Basically, just being Del without a hernia.
But now, it's gotten painful enough that he finally brought it to my attention AND called the doctor himself for an appointment.  THAT'S when you know its bad....when HE says it hurts and goes to the doctor.  So yesterday, he goes to the surgeon, who confirms he has a hernia - a big one, and then proceeds to explain the surgical procedure and what it will include.  In this conversation, he also mentions to Del that where he would usually do this surgery in a surgical center under general anesthesia, he instead, wants to do it in the hospital with an anesthesiologist and emergency facilities because of Del's MS.  Apparently, MS patients tend to have more complications from anesthesia and surgery than others, and he just wants to be in the hospital where he would have emergency help if he needed it.
GULP.
That's when I told Del, it was time to update the folder.
I'm not freaked - I'm not paranoid - I'm wanting to be prepared; smart; ready, for anything.
Mainly, because there are some things in the folder I have no idea about and I just need to know.
So, last night, I asked Del if he would just get the folder ready and completed before surgery...just to give me a sense of security.
After some teasing and joking, he agreed it would be a good thing to have done.

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