This post is coming several weeks late but I managed to survive summer semester. After not doing as well as I would have liked on my tests, I passed anatomy & physiology with a gorgeous B. That letter has never been so beautiful to my eyes. My online class was an easy A, but most of my time and energy was spent trying to force myself to study a&p. Halfway through the semester we studied the blood chapter and I finally knew that I was pursuing the right career. Up until then I had plenty of doubts, but when we watched a video of white blood cells attacking bacteria, my eyes teared up with happiness. Literally. It's in cases like this where I'm grateful to be in a family of nurses in which I'm not such a freak.
That final week of classes was a doozy, however, with an exam on that Tuesday and the final on Thursday, with an emergency in between. (More on that in a moment.) Coffee was my best friend. I studied so hard. The final exam was longer than our other exams but our professor graded them after class and posted grades in the afternoon. I met Gram and two of her friends for lunch and went back home. I knew I had to get at least 50 points (out of 100) on the final to keep my B. I was somewhat sure that passing was possible, but getting 87 points came as quite a shock. Gram and her friends got to see me jump up and down in the living room. Getting the B gives me an extra four points on my phlebotomy application which will need to be turned in before October 1st. But now I'm taking medical terminology which I think I'm going to love. It's not required for my degree but it sounds quite fun. This class only meets on campus six times throughout the semester and the rest is online. This will allow me to go on vacation at some point. Awesomesauce.
As to the emergency, Gram passed out in the bathroom from low blood sugar on the Tuesday night before my final exam. I was in the middle of studying when I heard her fall. THANK GOD I WAS HOME THAT NIGHT! She was alert when I found her but she wasn't able to respond to my question. I was fine on the phone with 911 and was fine taking care of her before the firefighters and paramedics arrived. Then I lost it. Completely. Even to the point where one of the paramedics had to watch me in case I passed out. But my uncle came over to help and ended up taking her to the hospital and I was in contact with several friends. The paramedics gave her glucose, but they can't force any conscious person to go the ER. What was scary to me was that I could have sworn she hit her head against the side of the tub. But she was checked out at the hospital and came home early the next morning. I'm grateful God gave me enough strength to get her the help she needed and I'm grateful for God giving ME the help I needed.
The end of July and most of August has been busy and eventful. Started dating again, was cheated on, got dumped. That's all that needs to be said about that. Work is part of why I've been so busy. Most of my coworkers have gone off to college and haven't been replaced. I should have gone on vacation right after school ended but missed my opportunity to go. My new coworkers need to be trained before I can get a decent enough vacation to go back to MI. Gram is going to stay with my mom next month for two weeks, maybe longer. Party time!
A friend of mine from church is going through a major tragedy right now, so if you're the praying type, I would appreciate it if you would say a prayer for him and his family.
I say this almost every time, but I hope to post on a regular basis again. I keep waiting for life to slow down.
Until next time,
~Staci~
