So my dear sister Mari, has been asking me to tell this story for about a week now. After having such an AMAZING time at the Morgan County Health Department getting my immunizations, I thought I needed to share this one with everyone. ( FYI if anyone needs immunizations, go see these ladies. They were so fun!! ) So as you know, if you have been reading this blog, I have felt a calling or burden in my heart about being able to do something more in life, education, etc. I felt this calling a few months ago and just knew that the Uganda trip was calling my name. As I am learning in my new book, it was most likely the Holy Spirit and God working in me. So, I knew that one of the things I needed to get started on was getting the information about immunizations and where I was traveling to so that I could stay safe, medically. After talking with an outstanding woman, Jacquie, at the Morgan County Health Clinic, she had advised me on every shot I would need. If you have known me, you know that while I have had multiple piercings and tattoos, when it comes to getting blood drawn I am a BIG baby.
Well I went on my way and knew that I needed to be a big girl in the situation and got started. I had my immunization records sent over, after many phone calls to a previous doctor’s office. Jacquie was amazing and looked them over for me to tell me exactly what I needed and didn’t need. While we were on the phone one of the many afternoons, she asked me if I had the meningitis immunization. She told me that it had come about around 2003 and that more then likely I didn’t have it. As I was driving home, I received another phone call from her asking me again about the same shot. She said, “ What I see on here looks almost like you had it, but it could also be menarche.” I had no clue what menarche meant but thankfully Jacquie burst out into laughter and said, “ Hunny, menarche just means when you started your period.” After I heard this, I burst out laughing on the phone as well. Jacquie and I could not, and still can not understand why on Earth my pediatrician would put when I began my period on my immunization records.
When I went to visit and get 3 of my immunizations done last week, Jacquie and the nurses had all had a fantastic laugh about this happening. I truly enjoyed getting the immunizations because it felt like we were just laughing and carrying on the entire time. They were all so wonderful, that I think I have been cured of any fears of needles to last a lifetime!
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