Fear

Tomorrow I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled. I'm deathly afraid of this. Why? Not because I fear pain, but because I was told that the roots are hitting the nerve and there is a possibility that I'll lose feeling in my mouth. How much would that suck? Think about how many times feeling in your mouth has saved you. I have food allergies and sometimes that initial touch of something to my lips will trigger a tingling that warns me not to actually eat whatever it is.

Tonight alone I was reminded of how much feeling in one's mouth is important. I had these beans that were volcanically hot. Burned the hell out of my mouth. Now, with no feeling in my mouth, I'd just keep eating them. I'd burn my esophagus. Ouch.

Beyond all this, there are clearly other reasons why feeling in one's mouth is a good thing. Kisses. My favorite thing in the world... to not be able to feel a kiss. What kind of life is that?

Pray for me, whoever might read this.

Tomorrow we'll find out what happens.