Well, knock me over with a feather!
Last week I got a phone call from my family doctor's office (a colleague of his to be exact) to check out how I've been doing. I'm pretty sure that things are slow in the clinics around here, people are staying away in droves due to the virus. Anyway, we had a nice chat, went over my medical info and prescriptions, and I'm right on track. No visit required, virtual or otherwise. That's good news, because when I saw it was the clinic calling I thought "ack! - that's never good". Glad I was wrong!
Now today I got a call from one of the provincial mental health counselors who runs a therapy group I'd been part of. He too was just checking up on me. It was actually quite nice to talk with him, even though I'm doing as well as one can expect right now. It was good to touch base and I felt a little more secure somehow after our chat. I wasn't aware I was feeling insecure, but I guess it wouldn't be surprising with all the uncertainty around us. Regular counseling appointments are all done by phone right now, but the office is still functioning. And instead of Monday to Friday walk-in help there's Monday to Friday phone in help. A pretty decent setup under the circumstances I'd say..
He said things have been a bit slow lately so they're wondering whether there will be an influx once "opening up" Saskatchewan gets going. He also mentioned a federal government online mental health program and will be emailing info later in the week. Unless of course he's needed to work the special phone line they have to support the health workers' mental health. All interesting information.
Last week I got a phone call from my family doctor's office (a colleague of his to be exact) to check out how I've been doing. I'm pretty sure that things are slow in the clinics around here, people are staying away in droves due to the virus. Anyway, we had a nice chat, went over my medical info and prescriptions, and I'm right on track. No visit required, virtual or otherwise. That's good news, because when I saw it was the clinic calling I thought "ack! - that's never good". Glad I was wrong!
Now today I got a call from one of the provincial mental health counselors who runs a therapy group I'd been part of. He too was just checking up on me. It was actually quite nice to talk with him, even though I'm doing as well as one can expect right now. It was good to touch base and I felt a little more secure somehow after our chat. I wasn't aware I was feeling insecure, but I guess it wouldn't be surprising with all the uncertainty around us. Regular counseling appointments are all done by phone right now, but the office is still functioning. And instead of Monday to Friday walk-in help there's Monday to Friday phone in help. A pretty decent setup under the circumstances I'd say..
He said things have been a bit slow lately so they're wondering whether there will be an influx once "opening up" Saskatchewan gets going. He also mentioned a federal government online mental health program and will be emailing info later in the week. Unless of course he's needed to work the special phone line they have to support the health workers' mental health. All interesting information.
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