I saw my therapist today... I see her every other week and when I am not doing well, every week. She told me that she was have a heart valve repair/replacement on December 29th. I leave on the 20th for two weeks so I will probably not see her for about 10 weeks. I "made" her promise that she would come back (half joking) and then she said she would be retiring when she is 66, in six years. I felt my heart drop thinking about that too.

I am not sure what I am going to do. My psychologist has one partner who usually treats children but has treated adults too who I can go see if necessary and if she has time. However, she really doesn't know anything about me and I can't see that it would be of any help even though I think she is probably a good therapist. I suppose I could see my case manager more often... I can always call my pdoc about a medication change (but not day to day problems)...my sister, who I usually rely on, has cancer and I need to be there for her.... I don't know... 10 weeks, minimum, is a long time to be without a therapist, at least for me.