My first post this year is dedicated to my husband a Periodontist (A Dental Specialist!)
I have always been afraid of dentists & the thought of a dental appointment gave me shivers up my spine!!
A dental clinic, the scary dental chair & the horrifying instruments would give me sleepless nights & a tummy ache! The very thought of a tooth extraction or fixing a cavity was worse than facing the toughest Math exam to me!
Then came the day when I announced that I am marrying a dentist! "A Dentist? A real Dentist?!" Everyone at home laughed for months together at the thought of me marrying "my biggest fear" as my dad puts it!! Our family dentist had a good laugh too!
We had a long engagement, got married, have two boys & all this while not a single dental problem....!
So all these years I never had to sit on the dental chair as a "patient" & have my dentist husband examine my teeth!
A few months ago I realized that I could feel my Wisdom Tooth at the back of my mouth. I was excited & asked my husband to take a look at my tooth at home. The moment he saw it he told me that it had to be extracted & it was only a matter of time before it gave me trouble! I suddenly got butterflies in my stomach. It was the same nervous feeling that I experienced when I was younger & had a dental visit. I tried to push my tooth extraction as much as I could.
Finally D day arrived & for the first time in all these years I sat on my husband's dental chair. The clinic atmosphere, the light on the chair, the instruments were all making me nervous but I decided for the very first time in my life to close my eyes & trust the man with the syringe & forceps in his hand. He promised me that he would never hurt me & I believed that.
"We're done!" he said smiling at me! I was shocked, excited & speechless! I didn't feel a thing! I didn't cry!
He made my biggest fear seem so silly & insignificant. I knew I wasn't afraid anymore.
People say its because I love him that I was not afraid anymore. His other patients would give testimony that he is the finest dentist they know. For me it was the day that I realized the perfection of his hands & work. This is my testimonial for the finest dentist that I have ever known, my husband.
I Love You with all my heart! May Jesus Bless Your Hands!
