Surgical Center of Greensboro
by Liv | Published on August 27th, 2008, 7:32 am | Greensboro
So we're crying, and sitting here. Luckily they have Wi-Fi, and a lovely coffee machine that brews the coffee fresh right in front of your eyes. The down side was the staff was a bit overwhelmed by the whole "Lesbian aspect" At first they only wanted to take one of us back. Extremely uncomfortable with that aspect, I eventually barged my way back in. The nurse seemed a bit shocked, but in the same essence none of the hetero couples were split up. It was a bit frustrating. Then a few minutes later the anaesthesiologist came in with a grump look and asked who was the guardian. We said "both". He said "But, whose the legal guardian?" We said "Both". He seemed very discontented but continued with the usual spiel of "yada, yada, yada... shove tube down daughters neck." I'm glad we made the assertion to stick together. It is a bit overwhelming they make assumptions about relationships, and even more upsetting they choose to even in the face of "two same sex parents" maintain a partition and discriminatory behavior. I can't blame just them though. It's a brave new world, and we're breaking new ground in it.
So here I sit. My daughter feet away, yet I feel helpless. Dr. Young is an amazing doctor, and I've always been impressed with his personal staff, his skills, and courteousness. The man should win an award. I have full faith in his ability... but it's taking both of our greatest efforts to keep from being a sobbing mess. How do parents do it when their children have serious issues?
