Random thoughts...

I drove a hour to my appointment only to find the doors locked. Looks like they closed without telling me. I had even asked if they planned on rescheduling me last night and was told no. Kinda miffed.

I'm sorry, G. Can't say you're not trying your best. I would be beyond frustrated. Especially after being told they would remain open.

I hope everyone is doing well. Despite my own challenges I do worry about other's plights. It really is the Devil's luck for many people this year. Apropos that it became the year of the snake right after having been the dragon. Honestly it truly is in Christ's hands at this juncture. As it was written that a man toils under the sun only to find solace in the darkness of his own heart. His pleasure fleeting and ultimately a fruitless end. One lost to time. Time is an apathetic entity caring for neither foe nor friend. Vanity the lot of it. But enough about lame-o existentialism! Let's keep going! I have faith we will make it. Not as we were, but what we are to become in His future. A future outside the realm of time. Amen!

A silver lining today is I found out not only did my company retroactively decide to pay me for yesterday, though I requested off, but they're paying me again today for another day off. The only thing I now have to contend with is attempting to set up another appointment with the GI doctor. Glass half empty and full. But thank you to Christ for at least giving me something.

Went to pick up my meds from the pharmacy today and it cost me $100 with insurance. I had looked online for a coupon because I had been informed that it was possible to use a coupon in conjunction with insurance, however the pharmacist stated that this was not the case. According to her, "Sir that's ridiculous that you're trying to further lower the cost of this medication. We're already not making any money at the current price your insurance has generously negotiated on your behalf for. We should be charging $200 which is already incredibly cheap compared to other medications of its kind. If more people like you existed we would be out of business by tomorrow." Now there is a lot to unpack about how the pharmacist spoke to me for simply trying to make my medication more affordable given that possibly it may genuinely save my life, but I held back from making a smartass comment about how the pharmaceutical industry has openly overcharged for medications for years.