what it's turned out to be.....
I'm not sure why, but I think I pulled something in my gut. real sore around the belly button, like I've got a small hernia. hope it clears up, cause it's gonna be real hard to work with the heavy patients I've got on my list at work.... ouch!
I've got a good friend of mine on my mind tonight. I talked to his girlfriend earlier tonight, so I know he's ok. It's just scary/frustrating when a friend of yours goes in for open heart surgery. He's only a few months older than I, but he's already got two kids and a failed marriage. He's had heart troubles for all of his life, and this isn't his first open heart surgery. They patched up a hole in his heart between his atria (the top two chambers of his heart) and then they replaced/repaired one of the valves of his heart as so it could handle the increased pressure of properly flowing blood. Immediately his body started receiving the oxygen it needs (since the blood flow was decreased from this hole, the body wasn't getting enough oxygen).
I've just been thinking about him today. Can't wait to see him in person. I really hope all this goes well and he gets home soon (he's up at Stanford Heart Hospital), I'm looking forward to taking him and his kids to the water park this summer when he's all healed up. I've grown close to his family over the last couple years.... even dated his sister briefly. Good people, all of them.
Things have been fairly slow at work. This is kind of a double edged sword, as I get to go home early if I'm done, but I get bored and it cuts into my vacation time to keep my hours up at 80 each pay check. I will admit though, lots of automobile accidents around Visalia in the last week. Lots of banged up/broken people. Can we say "YEY drinking and driving after holiday parties"? Damn, people get so stupid sometimes!
Called Shriners Hospital up in Sacramento today, sent them a copy of my resume. Hopefully I'll get an interview. My house has been up for sale for two weeks now... still no interest in it.
one day at a time
I've got a good friend of mine on my mind tonight. I talked to his girlfriend earlier tonight, so I know he's ok. It's just scary/frustrating when a friend of yours goes in for open heart surgery. He's only a few months older than I, but he's already got two kids and a failed marriage. He's had heart troubles for all of his life, and this isn't his first open heart surgery. They patched up a hole in his heart between his atria (the top two chambers of his heart) and then they replaced/repaired one of the valves of his heart as so it could handle the increased pressure of properly flowing blood. Immediately his body started receiving the oxygen it needs (since the blood flow was decreased from this hole, the body wasn't getting enough oxygen).
I've just been thinking about him today. Can't wait to see him in person. I really hope all this goes well and he gets home soon (he's up at Stanford Heart Hospital), I'm looking forward to taking him and his kids to the water park this summer when he's all healed up. I've grown close to his family over the last couple years.... even dated his sister briefly. Good people, all of them.
Things have been fairly slow at work. This is kind of a double edged sword, as I get to go home early if I'm done, but I get bored and it cuts into my vacation time to keep my hours up at 80 each pay check. I will admit though, lots of automobile accidents around Visalia in the last week. Lots of banged up/broken people. Can we say "YEY drinking and driving after holiday parties"? Damn, people get so stupid sometimes!
Called Shriners Hospital up in Sacramento today, sent them a copy of my resume. Hopefully I'll get an interview. My house has been up for sale for two weeks now... still no interest in it.
one day at a time