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My observations of the day:
1. Storms here don't just happen quickly; they often brew and brew, and then maybe the rain falls, but sometimes the stormy part dies out before it begins. I love it. I love the rain, but I could just watch the storm build all day. The anticipation of the downpour, the lightning, the thunder is like waiting for Christmas morning to come to see what is in the small box under the tree. Love it!
2. Healthcare= Social work. Most people go into this field because they have a true desire to help people. But what happens when people are lazy, unkind, don't want you to help them and just want to be fixed without any strings attached? What happens when people think they are entitled to unlimited welfare and healthcare, but do not want to be burdened with any responsibility? Less than six weeks in, and I am finally getting the cold hard truth about healthcare. But that still leaves us with an enormous burden of trying to make sick people better, even if they are not currently able to or wanting to be helped. How do we change the hearts of people that are so unhappy with themselves that they appear stuck in a vicious cycle of absolutely rejecting help with their health? Many things for me to think about over the course of the year, and unfortunately probably plenty of patients to remind me of this problem.
3. I love the hospital in the early AM hours. It's quiet, patients are resting, people do not seem as sad to be in the hospital, and the entire day awaits to solve medical mysteries and restore people to health. At the same time, it is a little creepy- lots of zombie- like students standing around the hospital corridors in green scrubs and white coats. Nurses checking in at the tele station. The flicker of a light from a patients hospital bed. All together, it's a very creepy place. But then the sun rises and the craziness begins.
Some days it's just nice to take in the little blessings when they come your way.