appreciate it.

tonight was my last full day on med-surge (and with dottie!)

i can hear the hallelujah chorus playing right now!

we're not quite done, but it's so close i can taste it. 

tonight i had a patient i had before and he is pretty easy.

cirrosis and ascites, and now other organs are failing.

so not a whole lot of meds, just more comfort stuff.

but he is actively dying, and is well on his way.

it makes me sad to think about it.

this young (ish) guy is dying.  

with a daughter still in HS.

it's so sad, and such a reminder of how short life can be.

and i know i need to appreciate the time i'm given more than i do.

i often complain about school and all the stress.

how it's so hard and so overwhelming.

and while yes, it has a tendency to kick my butt at times, i chose this and have been called to nursing.

and i need to appreciate this time because who know how much longer i have in life {or even living the way i am}.

you never know when life will throw you a curve ball.

a man in the ICU is 27 with a daughter and is now paralyzed.

he is a quad (all limbs are affected).

how sad? breaks my heart, actually.

his life is forever changed--all due to an ATV accident.

so while i'm trying to appreciate life more, i am thinking about times and opportunities i've had. 

yesterday, i wore a scarf i got in paris when with MK.

gosh, how i long to be back there.

and how i am so stinkin lucky that at my young age i've gotten to see so much of the world.

{it's soo beautiful}

{i just loove it!}

{brings out the color in my eyes}

{just not wanting to do homework, so i'll take some more pics!}

happy wednesday.

this time next week it will almost be spring break, and i'll be officially done with med-surge for a long, long time.