As Jonathan mentioned in an earlier post, we signed up for life insurance. I know, it’s big, scary and too grown up for us. We agree. Regardless, we were (rightly) advised that our insurance premiums would be higher if we waited until after we traveled this month so we signed up for some life insurance, thought about how much might be required if one of us perishes and I cried a little because I don’t want to be a widow.
This morning we had Judy the travel nurse come to our house to give us the requisite exam. She asked if we had gone sky diving, scuba diving, mountain climbing and various other activities we haven’t done (yet!). She also asked about our general health, weighed us and measured Jonathan’s belly and hips! (I found that part hilarious!) The most interesting part was that we had to provide fluid samples. Have you ever peed in a cup in your own bathroom? It’s totally weird. Weirdest yet was having a cup of my own “fluid” sitting on my kitchen table, telling me the its temperature, just sitting there completely uncovered. Once Judy had poured the sample into the vials she’d be sending in, she gave me back the cup and the leftovers so I could dispose of it. What? So strange. I will hand it to Judy though, she didn’t spill a drop. Way to go!
And now I’m at work. To celebrate the fact that I wasn’t super crabby after having been up for two hours without food, I splurged on a bacon, cheese and egg sandwich in the cafeteria. It’s going to be a good day.
When we recently purchased life insurance we had similar home questioning session but opted to go across town to a clinic to prevent the weirdness factor you speak of. We did learn there are three groups; smoker, non-smoker and the ever elite “preferred” group. My husband fell into that category. I however did not. The weight I guessed myself to be at (as I have not weighed myself for over 3 years, except at the dr. office where I do not pay attention) was not enough! What!?! Not beefy enough to be preferred… hopefully they didn’t think I was anorexic or something.
And have wonderful, safe, amazing fun and fruitful travels this month! That is such a great opportunity!