gettin caught in the rain..
first week of classes... not too shabby. i only have classes tuesdays and thursdays (still full time credit hours though). i'm gonna have lots of clinical though. 84hrs for community health and two days a week for mental health starting in novemeber (i'm on the last rotation). i think the semester is going to be one of the easiest i've had.. at least thats how it seems so far. i think i've finally gotten the hang of these nursing profs and how to study. figures right? ha. mom was gone this week. yea! just me and al and that was great. k's back at school. we get along better when she's at school b/c she actually enjoys talking to me when she's not around.
crazy things: the grandpa w/ liver cirrhosis is doing BAD. becoming incontinent, having a hard time remembering who we are, hard time feeding himself, can't sit still, can't sleep... my grams is going crazy because shes stuck with him only and he's basically crazy. i'd go nuts staying with him all the time too. this is where that "in sickness and in health" thing has to be SOOO HARD! i cannot imagine. he's only 66. i don't think he'll be around much longer. i really don't. and yes- it's sad, but my family is being run ragged b/c grams won't let anyone outside the family help take care of him. slowly i think she'll break down and concede to some help. she's just gonna have to.
other grams still is upset. my aunt is suicidal. very. she is depressed about 100 things. she's 42, has bad kidneys, is on tons of meds, has seizures, has two sons who have been in and out of juvi for the last few years. shes on disability.. shes a mess. my grandparents support her financially and she needs a caretaker b/c she lives in muncie and can't keep it together. they can't control the seizures and she keeps OD-ing.
what a mess? yes! right now i'm in the suppression phase. i've got classes to worry about and don't have the time to get involved. we learned about empathy vs. sympathy. empathy is supposed to be what nurses do. they don't get involved and take on the stress of the situation- they just show a level of understanding detached from the problem. i am trying that route now that school has started because i do not have the energy to sympathize and stress over all of these issues.. at least surface-ly. blah.
something else- our nursing program now has 500 students. how amazing is that? we are the biggest major on campus.. by lots. i really like the program. it is tough but really good.
looks like i'm going to tutor medsurg and maybe patho too. i have one violin student and one viola student. the quartet is still planning gigs and i'm going to work 10hrs every monday in cardiac rehab. at least this is the tenative plan. we'll see how hard the semester ends up being.
right now the littlest sis and i are going to my dads (empty) house to watch the colts vs. saints game. its the beginning of football season again! Go Colts!
crazy things: the grandpa w/ liver cirrhosis is doing BAD. becoming incontinent, having a hard time remembering who we are, hard time feeding himself, can't sit still, can't sleep... my grams is going crazy because shes stuck with him only and he's basically crazy. i'd go nuts staying with him all the time too. this is where that "in sickness and in health" thing has to be SOOO HARD! i cannot imagine. he's only 66. i don't think he'll be around much longer. i really don't. and yes- it's sad, but my family is being run ragged b/c grams won't let anyone outside the family help take care of him. slowly i think she'll break down and concede to some help. she's just gonna have to.
other grams still is upset. my aunt is suicidal. very. she is depressed about 100 things. she's 42, has bad kidneys, is on tons of meds, has seizures, has two sons who have been in and out of juvi for the last few years. shes on disability.. shes a mess. my grandparents support her financially and she needs a caretaker b/c she lives in muncie and can't keep it together. they can't control the seizures and she keeps OD-ing.
what a mess? yes! right now i'm in the suppression phase. i've got classes to worry about and don't have the time to get involved. we learned about empathy vs. sympathy. empathy is supposed to be what nurses do. they don't get involved and take on the stress of the situation- they just show a level of understanding detached from the problem. i am trying that route now that school has started because i do not have the energy to sympathize and stress over all of these issues.. at least surface-ly. blah.
something else- our nursing program now has 500 students. how amazing is that? we are the biggest major on campus.. by lots. i really like the program. it is tough but really good.
looks like i'm going to tutor medsurg and maybe patho too. i have one violin student and one viola student. the quartet is still planning gigs and i'm going to work 10hrs every monday in cardiac rehab. at least this is the tenative plan. we'll see how hard the semester ends up being.
right now the littlest sis and i are going to my dads (empty) house to watch the colts vs. saints game. its the beginning of football season again! Go Colts!