My brother-in-law has been fucking a client from Pennsylvania since summer.  He wants my sister to move out so his girlfriend can move in.  This is a complete fucking shock to all of our families.  I've known E for at least 15 years.  He's been with my sister for over 11 years.  He was our rock when she fought (and nearly lost) her battle with ( Read more... )

My name is Jessica. My last name changed four times before I started kindergarten. I was born several weeks overdue on a blustery January afternoon to a 17-year-old runaway at a very Catholic hospital in central Minnesota. After giving birth, my wayward mother went outside to smoke a cigarette. She passed out in the snow and took it as a sign to ( Read more... )

Day 01 - Introduction ( Read more... )

It's been two weeks since I last worked, the longest sabbatical since my spring '05 back surgery.

My grandpa died on Sol's 11th birthday (July 14th), so I took an unexpected bereavement day.  He was my adopted father's father -- the one largely responsible for the fucked up mess called my childhood.  It's like 20+ years of grief came to a boil.  ( Read more... )

The depression monster speaks loudly today, telling me things that my rational self tries hard not to hear.  Unfortunately, my rational self seems more like a dormant cell hidden deep beneath layers of shit.  I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do, yet I keep falling falling falling falling falling waiting for the final thud.

When I go to the pain ( Read more... )

There are no words to describe how badly I hate my job.  Although I hope for health care reform, my company  will continue to profit at the expense of my sanity and consumer ignorance.  I am forced to endure loathesome conditions and treatment in order to maintain employment.  And for what?  To pay a mortgage on a tiny, dilapidated house worth half ( Read more... )

Adoration
Boyfriend
Coffee
Dreaming
Effexor XR
Flexeril
Gabapentin
Hydrocodone
Insurance
Jacking off
Kicking ass
Laughing
Money
Not giving a fuck
Options
PT (aka pain & torture)
Quiet
Remodeled basement
Sol
Tingles
Understanding
Validation
XXX
Whispers
You
Zen

If you were me (as in: work FT, school PT, single parent to special needs kid), what would you do to get direct patient care experience (you know, without quitting my job and going to school for some piddly certification)? Can be paid or unpaid. Do not have a population preference, although I can't speak other languages and prefer it be close to ( Read more... )

Current annoying medical problem: hematuria (blood in urine).  It's annoying because it can be serious or insignificant depending on the etiology, and a full work-up needs to be done to determine the etiology.  A full work-up includes lots of time and money, which for me, is the most annoying of all.  Hematuria was found on my back surgery pre-op ( Read more... )

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