Nightly Gathering

Open Thread Post 143 - Back to Urgent Care

Did the title scare/concern you?

No worries. It was just to get my stitches back out. The same PCT and the same NP were both working today, and they both remembered me. It wasn't because of my three stitches, but rather because of my tears for Morgan that day.

The PCT is 24 and is getting her required experience hours to become an NP eventually. It really gave me a homesick feeling for Morgan, stronger than usual. I would have loved to see her in that environment working with patients. She really loved it and trusted herself there. It's so funny to me because touching raw chicken, looking at congealed fat, and a few other things would make her gag in the kitchen, yet once in awhile she'd excitedly tell me and even send a pic of somebody's gross rash or abscess in the medical environment. I miss her passion in those stories. There was a man dieing of a glioblastoma and she felt close to him and his family early on in her time at UAB Hospital. She cared about that job and was good at it. Her letters of recommendation she acquired for her PA School application made her parents proud.

I am also now going to mention here and literally keep track on a spreadsheet, starting yesterday, of what walk or hike I took, and on the routes where possible, if I see a GBH. All of this is the market researcher coming out in me. Long long ago pre-kids and the early kid years, that was my occupation.

Today was The Spot walk. No chance of seeing a GBH there, minus a miracle.

I also want to make a call out to one of the moms I met at the While We're Waiting retreat. Tomorrow, June 6th, is a day long ago that she gave birth to a son and lost him the same day. I've been thinking of her a lot because I know the days approaching a “date of importance” (birthday, day of passing, Mother’s Day, holidays) is really just as bad as the day itself. I hope he and Morgan have become great friends. We'll see someday.

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