Struggles

Well folks it is done...not officially BUT today was the last day of my last rotation!! So now whats left you ask....Graduation on April 17th and then taking my Boards (yikes!!!).

It seems like just yesterday that I had graduated from Carroll, JC moved to Tucson to start his new job and I moved back home to WA. I thought my live was over!! I have never been so miserable! I didn't know when I would see JC next because we were both too poor to afford airline tickets and I wasn't accepted into PA school and I was stuck back at home living with my parents with literally $50 to my name. I think I cried daily for about 2 months and I would physically hurt I missed JC so much....but my dad always told me when he found me crying in my room..."Christie all this pain and misery will be well worth it one day. You will be a successful PA, JC will have a great job as an engineer and you two will once again be in the same town again". While I appreciated all my Pops efforts to cheer me up I always felt like that day would never come. Well, despite a long and at times unbearable past two and a half years, that day that I use to dream about is quickly approaching!!! It is hard to believe because these past few years were the hardest Ive had to deal with ever, but JC and I survived and now I have a ton of wonderful things to look forward too: I'm graduating, I start work soon, JC and I are working on buying our first house together. Plus the wedding is quickly approaching!! While trying to survive PA school and maintain a long distance were by no means easy....they are doable if you put your mind to it!

So I guess the ol'man was right after all!!! All the hardship that JC and I have gone through will finally we worth it! We cant wait to be married, living together and looking forward to a long life of happiness (with no more distance or school involved:) ).

Family

We had a patient today who was in her late 80s and had several medical problems. She had lost her right leg to an infection, recently broke her left hip (her daughter broke it when she was trying to bathe her) and is completely immobile. On top of several chronic illnesses. Despite all of these hardships she came into the office and was smiling and happy and in just wonderful spirits. It is nice to see people enjoying life rather than dwelling solely on the negative things.

Not only was the patient just lovely, her family was even better. This poor lady could have just been dumped in a Nursing Home and her family could not even had to visit her or take care of her. But instead this family is doing everything in their power to take care of their mother and keep her at home. They do everything for her and are as happy as can be. They dont complain, they dont bitch and they dont ask why me. They know that this is their mother and they are going to take care of her the way that she took care of them when they were young and there is just not another option.

The whole point to this rambling nonsense, is that often we forget how much our family, especially our parents, do for us. This family was a perfect example of how we should treat our parents when they need us the most, but sadly this often is not the case. Parents sacrifice everything for their kids and often the kids "forget" this piece of information. The least we could do for our parents is take care of them like they do unselfishly took care of us for 18 years of our life (or in my case 25 years....haha).

I often take my family for granted (never intentionally), when I should be thanking them for all they have done for me and my brother. Like many, I feel I have the greatest parents in the world and do not know what I would do without them! They would do anything for me and I do not tell them often enough how much I appreciate them. I wouldnt be half the person I am today if it wasnt for my incredible parents and family.

Often, we (I) take for granted the things that are most important in life......family. This patient and her family were a perfect reminder as to what really matters.

Entire Bottle Wine Glass

A couple of weeks ago, JC and I went to Leavenworth for a little getaway trip. While there we saw the coolest wine glass. It was so large that it could hold an entire bottle of wine! It was awesome!!! I wanted it so bad, but it was super pricey!! So we decided to wait. Yesterday I was wandering around Marshalls, when JC found the huge wine glasses that I had been looking for!! They were perfect and they were 6 for only $15!!

We tested them out last night and poured a half of bottle of wine between two glasses and it looked like there was only 2 sips in each glass! They are so fun and I absolutely LOVE them!!