2. Today one of the clerks came in on her day off because she knew today was my last full day and she brought me cookies from a local bakery. Three big cookies to celebrate. How very kind. It feels good to be recognized and cared about. Every once in a while I meet someone and they inspire me in a profound way--Catie is one of those people. The way she asks questions of those around her makes them blossom--she really cares about people's details, and watching them respond to her makes me want to be a better listener, less self-involved, and to slow down a little. She is neat, I hope we get to be friends in real life.
3. I think I am going to have a home health patient within 5 minutes of my house! (If all these patients work out, then I will have a total of 4.) It turns out that we have around 6 full time nurses working for my agency--the Tucson office has been open 20 years, and is still run by the lady who opened it. But it is a surprisingly small team.
4. Today at work I think I actually might have made a small difference. I taught my patient in depth about the importance of protecting herself from cooties because she is on high dose steroid therapy. No one had taught her about this in a way that reached her--and I watched the light bulb go off as I gave her ideas of how she could involve her 10 year old son in helping to protect Mama/the importance of VERY frequent hand washing, and not taking care of sick people, even if they are loved ones this season. It was pretty cool.
5. I talked to Mom and Dad on the phone tonight, they both sounded really good.
6. Wendy got the job in Seattle!
7. I am done setting an alarm. I am done with 12 hour shifts. DONE.
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