Well, we had another interesting day today. First we went to the QEII hospital in Welwyn Garden City to try and get Dawn onto an annual mammogram program like she had in the US because of her condition. She left about 90 minutes later with nothing but praise for the NHS. The bad news was that there is no such annual mammogram program. Instead, thanks to Dawn's situation and history, they put her on an open door plan where she can come back any time she has a problem and they will examine her and do whatever is necessary to resolve the problem. Best of all, the so-called waiting list (unlike in the US where Dawn had to wait 2 months last time) is nonexistent, and the service doesn't cost anything. Again, unlike the last time in the US when the hospital and clinics billed us around $1500.
Next port of call was Luton (about a 30 minute drive) so Dawn could apply for her provisional drivers licence. If Dawn was British, she could have gone to a local post office and they would have checked her photo, passport and face and then forwarded the application to Swansea (Wales) for processing .However, because she has an American passport, we had to visit a DVLA centre for them to review the documents before sending them ALL off to Swansea (including the passport). Worst of all is that it will take up to seven weeks for her to get the licence and passport back.
The day didn't get any better from here, either. We called Dad at the hospital from Luton and again he was told that he wouldn't be getting out today. Then, when we got home, I had a message from my new employer to call them. This I did, and was politely informed that they had retracted the job offer because the guy who left last Friday changed his mind and wanted to stay. It wasn't all bad, though. They said they have created a new post that I may be interested in. I now have a meeting scheduled for Friday morning to discuss that avenue.
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