Let's start things off with a laugh, because Lord knows, this week has been anything but funny...
"I'm an everyday genius. I had this noodles thing u could cook up in a microwave.
I did whatever was asked and I stuck it in the oven.
(Oh,I should mention that the whole thing came in a plastic bowl.)
Anyway, I stuck it in the oven (because I don't have a microwave) for two minutes.
The plastic melted, sealing the whole thing."
—Really smart friend
I love my friends. They make life so comical.
So as many have succeeded in reminding me over and over, I haven't 'xanga-ed' in a while. I have had a few dramatic incidents leading to that. Everything from sitting in the ER with a family friend's 8-year old boy to learning of the passing of
Esther to realizing that my co-worker friend has really moved away and isn't coming back to
joining a gym to vamping up my
portfolio and resume.
The biggest one had to be the ER. One: Because it's two capital letters. Two: Because it's an EMERGENCY room.
Before I start, I have to say that I am not all familiar with the medical environment. My whole career is behind a computer, camera lens or in front of a canvas. Nothing to do with medical equipment, blood, iv's, doctors or medical terminology. So imagine my angst when I am posed with a little 8-year old guy in a hospital bed, alone with a bunch of doctors joking about their lunches and competing for the chief surgeon's attention. It was like watching ER from behind the camera lens.
I have to say, my crisis mode...when alone...is rather calm and collected. Even when the kid's crying out in pain and I can't do much of anything. I guess that's a good thing. And the sight of blood and mucus don't make me faint. Very high brownie points. Now I can totally handle shadowing a medical student (if someone ever lets me). But the best thing of the whole situation is that even though the car looks like a shriveled and dying mushroom, none of the passengers had any major injuries. Praise God.
That's about the end of this entry. I haven't got much to say. Last week, I had this whole blog on '
finding romance' conjured up on the way to work, but by the time I got home, I completely forgot what it was. So, sadly I'm at a loss for words. Maybe I'll leave you with a picture...yea, that'll be good.
Comments (1)
After checking out your resume, I am hoping you insert more of your work in your blog.
Has your impression of medical students changed?