Panicky last minute issues -

[dreamshark]

We're scheduled to leave on our trip to St. John tomorrow at oh-dark-thirty.  Richard has a cut on his arm that has just not been healing and has now gotten infected. It's not responding to topical antibiotics and is looking worse every day. It doesn't hurt him a lot, but I'm suspecting staph, which scares me to death for various good historical reasons. He kept insisting that it was "getting better" but it's not, it's getting worse. I made him an appointment for this afternoon, and I'm worried sick that it's serious enough that it will need more care than what he can get in a single afternoon.

Also, we're flying American.  Not because they are a good airline (they clearly are not) but because they were much cheaper than all the alternatives. In fact, the amazingly affordable airfare was what made me decide to do this trip in the first place. Well, I guess you get what you pay for.  American has been in bankruptcy and embroiled in labor disputes for a year or two now, so I didn't anticipate it would take a sudden turn for the worse three days before our trip. But they announced layoffs this week, the pilots are "absolutely not" engaging in a slowdown action, and flights are being cancelled and delayed right and left. I did buy trip insurance, so if the pilots actually go on strike or Richard ends up in the hospital we just cancel and get our money back. But it's far more likely to be some stressful middle ground.

So right now, the eagerly anticipated vacation is not feeling so good.  :-(
I can't help but feel it's my fault for looking forward to this so much.

Comments

[tagwn.livejournal.com]

Nonsense, you should not feel guilty. I'm hoping everything works out for you, especially Richard's wound.

[quadong.livejournal.com]

Staph bad. We have too much experience. Hope it turns out ok and he needs oral antibiotics at worst.

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

There is, of course, no connection between your looking forward to the trip and the potential troubles, as I'm sure you know. But the lizard brain has its own logic and sees connections where none exist. Here's hoping that the potential troubles remain unactualized and that the vacation is as lovely as you have hoped.