I'm back! I didn't forget about the blog..just things have been SOOO busy! And I didn't have a laptop so it was really hard to get on and post. However..it's a new day!!
I finally got a laptop!! So, there will be no excuses..well, except for times of homework..working 2 jobs (yes, TWO!)..readings..sleep deprivation..ya know..the usual.
Let's see..where did we leave off? Well, I was done with the Nursing Assistant course at my school at the end of July..and it was fantastic (I also passed..yippee!). It just confirmed my desire to go into nursing. I loved the time I got to spend with the patients..it was so rewarding! There were some funny patients! As well as some touching ones..I was assigned a patient with Parkinson's Disease because my clinical instructor knew that my dad has Parkinson's. Even though my dad isn't as bad as my patient's "Mr. Park", it really hit home when I had to feed him breakfast and lunch. I cried while feeding him breakfast! Luckily, no one came into the room, but later on when I told some of my nursing student friends, I started to cry again. I'm realizing, going into nursing, I'll be doing a lot of crying..
As I said, my dad isn't as bad as him but Dad was diagnosed young (in his late 50's) and he has some of the characteristics of those with Parkinson's (rounded face..shuffled gait..stiff muscles) and while feeding Mr. Park, I began to think of my dad in that state. Parkinson's is a degenerative disease..which means..there's no getting better. However, some people don't get as bad as others. We can only hope and pray for a cure real soon.
Right now, I'm taking a study break from Chemistry...oh my goodness..it is the WORST! This is the last week (tomorrow is the last day). We have/had FOUR exams this week! A lab quiz this past Monday, lecture exam #4 AND the department lab final tonight, and the department lecture exam is tomorrow. This isn't just regular Chemistry..it's regular, inorganic AND organic chemistry! All this crammed into 5 weeks! I'm just PRAYING for a C..that's right..a C!! That's all I need to pass and be done with it! And the professor isn't as bad as it was made out to be..but the class IS as bad as I was told.
Once I'm done with this..I'll be free to chillax until August 25th, which is when orientation starts! Yippee! I'll be officially in the evening program then after taking the nursing assistant course during the day with the day program students. But, I have a friend, "Morgan", who I met in the day nursing assistant course who will be in the evening program with me. I was ecstatic to find out that she'll also be in my clinical group next semester...yippee!!
This will be a busy semester..I have TWO jobs - substitute teaching and a part-time nursing assistant position at a hospital, while in school full-time. I have no choice but to work. I'm not working at all this month and won't get paid substitute teaching until 2 weeks after school returns..so a sista is a lil broke! But, I know God will provide..so I'm just trusting Him!
That's it for now! I'll let you know how I do in Chemistry soon!
No comments:
Post a Comment