My husband's psychiatrist has approved two weeks mental health sick leave for my husband. It's so sad that it's come to this! I understood his pain before the trip. I observed his extreme anxiety during our recent trip. Upon return home, he became desperate, and I believe he is depressed. Right now he's sleeping. He needs it. The whole year has been draining. He's afraid of the future, even more than I am. Oddly, as I have reached acceptance, and developed a bit of excitement about a move to Europe, Hubby is deep down grieving a bit. His whole childhood and early adulthood he had this dream of living in and becoming an American, and he eventually did. However, life in America is not the utopia he thought it would be. At least no more. I think that's common whenever a person has an extreme "Grass is greener on the other side..." mentality. Also, I believe he has feelings of failure going through his mind. He really shouldn't, though.

Life is an odd journey, for sure! I know that Hubby has benefited greatly from his time in America. He learned oodles, he has dual citizenship, and of course he found me As for me, I remember the first time I went to beautiful Prague, Czechoslovakia (as it was back then) thinking there was something about it that I couldn't put my finger on. Back then I didn't know my husband. Maybe I would never have even dated him if I hadn't traveled to Prague that time. And now, I'm moving to Czech Republic, with my Czech-American sweetheart!

This morning, I had a tele-appointment with my nephrologist. It was one of the best appointments I have had with that doctor. He gave me lots of time and really listened. He even shared a bit about himself. I told him about my blood pressure readings yesterday. He wants me to record them twice daily for a week, and then consult with him again in three weeks. He may or may not put me on blood pressure and/or cholesterol medication. I told him about my trip and he wondered how I, an American, was even allowed there. I shared that I was a "wife of an EU country citizen". In response, he said that he is seeking joint American and Irish citizenship, and wishes to perhaps move to Ireland. Apparently one of his parents is originally from Ireland. In some countries, one can seek joint citizenship if a parent (or maybe even grandparent) was born in another country.

I told my nephrologist that he will not see me after mid December. What he said in response surprised me. Just like my psychiatrist, he said that we could continue consultations via video conference (across the sea) as I adjust to my new environment. I mentioned that I will no longer have my current insurance after leaving. To that, he said that I should not worry that he would work something out that will be more than doable for me. Again, my psychiatrist said the same. I'm sure there are other doctors out there that would say the same, but not many. This type of situation certainly helps identify the "super treasures" in the world. Coincidentally, both men know each other and are similar ages. Both of their sons played soccer together.