The journey ahead is now shorter than the distance I’ve come. Chronologically, anyway; in every other respect, this year is going to be far more taxing than the last. Longer clinicals, tougher coursework, and the rigors of a full-time job are going to make this more than a little hellish, but I got through boot [...]
I’ve been single for a while now. It’s been weighing heavily on me this month, but I think things are about to turn the corner. I met a girl. She works on my floor, just a little ways down the hall. She always greets me warmly, and I find myself looking forward eagerly to my [...]
A plastic magic wand is connected to a suction hose, and you swish it around your patient’s orifi (yeah, I said that) to suck out saliva, phlegm, and other assorted grossness. When a thing exists solely to slurpily yonk out giant wads of loogey from your patient’s mouth, what else are you gonna call it [...]
I’ve recently been fighting bouts of black, mind-numbing depression that are just about starting to bug the hell out of me. I’m not sure what they’re a function of, but these are my guesses: – Swinging wildly between 12-hour long night shifts and clinical days – Switching from a diet of tuna and fresh vegetables [...]
I made the Dean’s List
