The Egg Drop Post

Okay, I’ve been like I’ve been around the world in the eight days that I’ve launched this new site. So I want to catch my breath and reflect on some things I’m grateful for.

 Let’s Here it for U.S. Healthcare

Okay, even though I wrote this really snarky post a few weeks ago about the state of healthcare in the country. I watched Birth of a Surgeon last week that inspired me to give thanks for what I have. Despite the fact that the healthcare system in this country is soooo very problematic, it’s a million times better than what is happening in sub-Saharan Africa where each year over a quarter of a million women die in childbirth each year. Last week, Nadia and I watch Birth of a Surgeon which is based in Mozambique where in 2004 the government introduced a new health care initiative to train midwives in emergency obstetric care. The episode focuses on Emilia Cumbane one of the first mid-wives to be trained in the program.

The mid-wives there are awesome, brave, intelligent and very dedicated and I don’t mean to criticize them or the fabulous work they are doing –under the circumstances. But when I watched that show–through my five fingers because some of the images made me cringe– I kept thinking about my blog and all of the posts that I’ve written complaining about all of medical specialists. I had to ask myself, “Eva, what would you do if you had to walk hundreds of miles to sleep in the dirt floor just to wait in line to  see midwife because there were no doctors for miles and miles and miles? I gotta admit, it made me appreciate the particulars of my situation, you know what I’m saying?

Obscurity

Also, last week was the week of the great, Bran.ga.lina debacle. Apparently, someone had sneaked on to their 1,235 acre rental property in the south of France just to snap a picture of the new IVF twins. Can you imagine trying to recover from a twin birth and having to deal with the fact that the whole world is dying to see a picture of your kids? I can’t exactly say that I feel sorry for Angie, I mean she’s gorgeous, rich, and married to Brad Pitt, but I’m grateful that I don’t have to deal with the post-partum privacy issues she faces, especially as it relates to my newborns. That would suck.

Group Hug

Thanks to my commentors. I want to thank all of you who commented on my blog last week. Last Monday was the unveiling of the new site and it’s been a blast. I was flattered that so many of you came from International Comment Leaving Week. I personally visited quite a few of your blogs and enjoyed the range of topics and tonality–some of you ladies are really snarky. I hope we can visit each other from time to time. A few of you are just new to the Egg Drop Universe, possibly from blogrolls or internet searches, but thanks for leaving a comment and letting me know you’re out there. Lastly, I have to thank my old faithfuls. My life would not be the same without you. You have been with me through thick and thin and I just can’t tell you how much you mean to me.

Anyhoo, thanks to the Universe and thanks to all of you. You rock!