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[juliandrago]

For the past few days I've had a terrible pain in the left side of my upper back due to performing CPR on so many patients in the emergency room. I hope that you (figurative) will never be in a situation where you have to perform CPR, but if you ever are, it's tiring. Physically, emotionally, spiritually. A kind of fatigue that you won't ever

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[kadiekat]

I am eternally grateful that I have still not had to use my CPR skills. Hopefully, I didn't just jinx myself since writing that...

Are you a nurse intern in the ER, BTW?

I don't know how well suited I would be for the ER environment, so I have massive respect for you doing it. I've only taken care of two patients who had went on to pass away, and it has not been under my care. I have, though, seen a lot of kiddos who have been resussitated after being PNBs, so I understand your reservations, too about what you are saving. I'm the lucky person who sees the patients who have been trapped underwater for ten minutes or fell from a window or had CVAs and lived to tell about, but only have months of therapy.

[erinemm]

Whoa, I just realized you go to school a 15 minute walk from where I live.

The Obama victory was amazing--I was in Cleveland park on election night with a bunch of other policy students and watching the entire bar break out in hugs and tears was an incredibly moving experience... It's amazing to see the enthusiasm of so many people exploding into the air at one...

-Erin

[skeptomaniac]

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[mandabeastie]

I am glad to hear that you're doing well.... and by that I mean.. that you've found a place where you feel like you do. Just reading about it gave me a great sense of comfort. Though it sounds like a difficult path, I believe you will walk it well. I am thinking of you.

Obama's speech filled me with a hope I didn't even fully realize was gone.