Long Goodbyes

Barb had been in a lot of pain with her teeth.   She went in for an emergency root canal but the dentist couldn’t do the whole thing at once.  When she came home, she was still in great pain.  She took Tylenol and Advil in high doses for a few days.

Then she went back to get the rest of the root canal done. 

A couple of weeks later, she broke another tooth and was in great pain.  She went in to the dentist and he said she would need another root canal on the tooth beside the first one.  He couldn’t do it for a week or so.

Barb was in great pain and could hardly wait to have her tooth fixed even though she dreaded the pain of the root canal.

Finally, she got the second root canal done and the pain wasn’t as bad as the first time.

She kept saying goodbye to the dentist and the hygienists, saying she wouldn’t see them again.  Then the next week she would be back with another tooth ache and need another root canal.

Finally, Barb was able to say goodbye.