The Homecoming

I went to see Pinter's play, 'The Homecoming' on my own today. It was dark and disturbing and I was thankful that I did not take Maya with me. She would have been confused and horrified. I was stunned and am still trying to absorb the sensations and feelings the play evoked. Sometimes it seems as if I can never leave the office, that so many plays and movies are a reflection of the pain of the psyche, which I deal with on a daily basis. So much art is born in pain and sorrow, and that was clearly evident in this horrible family tragedy. The actors came out afterward to talk to the audience and answer questions, which gave me some time to reflect on what I saw and to understand better.

While at the theatre, Eric and Maya visited Patient First, to have her finger Xrayed. She was playing 'Capture the Flag' today at school and ran into a wall with her left middle finger. I received a call from the nurse describing the swelling and pain. I was concerned enough to call Eric and have him stop by and check on her. He felt she was fine, but later when I picked her up, she described persistent pain and the finger was clearly swollen. She continued to complain and could not play violin after dinner, so Eric and I decided to check on it immediately. Maya was in tears and fearful that she would be unable to play violin for weeks or months. It seems that she has a sprain and will need a splint for a while, but will be better in days not weeks. Whew! I am not sure how much to push her to play or to practice, but for now I am backing off being a 'Tiger Mother'.

The week flew by, and I had a smattering of patients today, and tried to organize my office. Since I have a computer at home for now and not a laptop (I am hoping still to resuscitate my laptop) I am planning to do all my billing and paperwork at home in my new office, and use my outside office to see patients. I am looking forward to getting rid of the clutter in my office, and leave the 'busy work' out of the office. I am hoping that means less time at the outside office and more time at home. Eric and I now each have our own offices at home. Maya sleeps upstairs, we still have a guest room and the two other bedrooms are the offices. I shopped at Staples for office materials and will devote some of the weekend to my new space.