Random Thoughts VII 'Merica (RTTVII)
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Facebook will periodically bring up Garf or Smudgy, and it will take me back. I love Molly the Poly & Milo the Dork, but I STILL miss Garf & Smudgy. It's getting easier, though, and I hope the same will happen for you. New furry friends are not replacements in the sense of removing all traces of the lost furry friend; they are there to ease the hurt and build new memories. Give Lulu a big hug.
Bedside manner is a skill that some people get better at with practice. Sometiimes freshly minted doctors are too eager to show their understanding, and don't realize that the patients and families are more emotionally invested than clinically. I hope they explain to him/her how his/her presentation impacted them so that s/he can learn from the experience and do better with future patients.
Flip side - some doctors NEVER develop that skill. They should opt for being pathologists.
Very true. However, I would also add that a doctor can't afford to become emotionally invested in a patient without going home as a wreck every day.
I have the advantage of having been around some very good doctors/surgeons/nurses over the years outside of work. I've seen a few that became too emotionally involved in patients and were a mess when something bad happened. I saw a couple become alcoholics. It's cold, but you really have to treat every patient as a part of your job and nothing more.
In terms of bed-side manner, surgeons generally are the worst IMO. It stems from having to have the utmost confidence in your ability and not second guessing yourself. Then when you factor in the fact that they go from one surgery to the next to the next throughout the day, they really need to maintain a certain level of focus. If they work in the ER, just double or triple it.
My FIL had terrible bed-side manner. A patient would come in for some leg surgery and would receive a lecture about how fat they were (those would be his words, no sugar-coating at all) and how that would cause more trouble down the road. He was also very direct outside of work. It took awhile, but I really developed an appreciation for his demeanor and directness over the years.
When we were in the hospital when little00 was born, mrs00 said about how awesome it would be to be a nurse or doctor and be around all these babies all the time, and wouldn't I want to be one. I said "nope" without any other explanation because I didn't want to get into it, I was thinking beyond where she was, but didn't want to ruin the thought for her. She kept asking and finally I said "Oh, the ones like us (healthy baby, mom, everyone, and no other baggage) would be great, but the ones who you know they're going home to a horrible family, or one of them doesn't make it, or etc....for me, personally, those would overwhelm the good ones over time because I wouldn't be able to let them go.
God bless the ones who can and can be the help that people need (and those who have lost children, I'm sorry for bringing it up), I just don't think I'm strong enough to do it. For adults, yeah, I can be shockingly clinical on stuff, but kids, man....OK, gotta stop thinking this, I'm out.
I'll show my lack of knowledge, what is timehop? Congrats on Lulu giving you some sweet puppy time though.
There's a balance. There are times when medical advice NEEDS to be blunt, but a good doctor should tailor the information and the delivery to the patient (or family) and the circumstances.
By the way, I wasn't advocating for the doctors to be more emotional - I was advocating for them to recognize that their audiences typically process information more emotionally. In their efforts to remain detached, they can make things worse in some cases.
If you were at home I'd say go cuddle the kids. I think the OB nurses at MaryGreely live for the good moments and have learned to deal with the not. With Doria they were awesome and supportive. Though I think we got strange looks for finding things to joke about a bit.
In happier thoughts: I finished the Sherlock marathon that started over the weekend. I am really looking forward to Dr. Strange now. I think the actor seems to do well. I haven't looked up his other roles yet, but I am tempted too.
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IowaStateU Police
Instead of smoking weed today, eat a donut. Even better...have two!#GlazeItDontBlazeIt #420
IowaStateU Police
Instead of smoking weed today, eat a donut. Even better...have two!#GlazeItDontBlazeIt #420
tweet of the day
IowaStateU Police
Instead of smoking weed today, eat a donut. Even better...have two!#GlazeItDontBlazeIt #420
I think the police are just trying to subliminally lure stoners to the donut shop so they can bust them.
Speaking of bananas I have decided I must do some country of origin comparisons. The stickers stuck to my counter show recently consumed bananas came from Guatemala, Ecuador, Honduras and Mexico. The last of the Dole Guatemala bananas with cereal this morning sucked. Much bruised and mushy. Cub sucks. Current Chiquita bananas awaiting consumption are from Costa Rica and look first class.
Trying to take my mind of the news. Catching up the national and world news leaves in a general depressed state.
Trying to take my mind of the news. Catching up the national and world news leaves in a general depressed state.
You should really quote her post if you're going to lead with this.
Time hop is kind of an "on this day" application, it'll show you what you posted on facebook/instagram/twitter on this day last year, year before, etc. It also shows photos you may have taken (assuming your phone is over a year old). It's been showing me a lot of photos of my ex, and of Sophie. The Sophie photo was from 3 years ago, and a happy memory, but those happy memories also trigger how much I miss her.
April 20th three years ago.
BUT IT NEVER SNOWS IN APRIL! IT'S SPRING FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
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