Tuesday evening Jayden complained about her tooth bothering her and gradually feeling worse. She mentioned it when we were back home, but now it was becoming more of a problem. When she headed out on the cruise last night, she told me it was bothering her. I searched the internet and scheduled her a dentist appointment. I was hoping and praying for her that she would be ok until we got back home. Oops nobody wants to visit a dentist on vacation. In the wee hours of the night, Jayden came into our room in a lot of pain. She doubled up on pain meds and made it through. By morning she was very uncomfortable. I wanted to get her first thing and called the dentist, but noon was the earliest. It was Valentines day. Thankfully we really didn't have anything scheduled, so we decided to go separate ways. I dropped Mark and the boys off at the Edison & Ford Museum on the way to the dentist with Jayden. We were hopeful we would be back in a couple hours, if not they were to take an Uber, which they did. We headed to Cape Coral, a half hour away. They knew it was an emergency and I had hoped they would get her right in. 45 minutes of waiting and an ice pack on her face, they finally called her back. They really didn't appear to have any care or concern and were in no hurry. I was irritated and Jayden was getting more upset by the minute. She was ready to walk out. Not sure what good that would have done. They took xrays and more waiting. The dentist literally took 2 minutes to check her teeth and more waiting. She had to have another xray of her bad tooth. The xray technician took xrays on all teeth but the one needed. More waiting. The dentist decided Jayden needed to see a specialist and scheduled one in Port Charlotte. Jayden was in so much pain and we had to drive an hour farther. I hurried there. I had hoped they would get her right in. More waiting, another hour. The specialist took one look and another hour wait. It was the longest day and I felt so bad for Jayden. She needed a root canal on her old root canal. They went through her crown and cleaned out the root canal that had become infected. I am not sure how that happens after 5 years. Right across the street was a pharmacy, so I left to get her medication while she was being worked on. Good thing I did, that alone took an hour and a half. Time was not on our side. I bought Jayden a little stuffed animal, it being Valentines Day. I thought it would cheer her up and she would use it as a pillow to sleep on the ride back to our condo. She thought it was a little silly. Mark and the boys got me a dozen roses!
It was late when we got back. It wasn't much of a valentines day. Mark and the boys took an Uber back to the condo and stayed around the pool until we got back. We ordered in a pizza.
Today also turned out to be a historical day, another school shooting. 12 students were shot and killed in a high school in Florida. It was an eerie feeling to know that we were in Florida and just on the other side of the Gulf. So sad and heartbreaking. I chose to keep the news and media away from our vacation time. I knew the basics and spent a lot of time in prayer, but did not want to be let in on the details. I think in horrible times like that, unplugging from media is a must.
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