Monday, February 13

Too many eggs in my basket?

Should i put all my eggs into the basket, and hang them outside my window so that i can 'refrigerate' them?
What if the wind blows, and one falls out? or even worse, the whole bag falls?

Formative test for respiratory module coming up this thursday, less than a week behind - but that is still a fair bit.
Community course poster, oh why oh why do we have this... gotta meet the deadline the group set. Should i put it aside? It's not even graded!

Acapella competition in a month time. The group that i joined, Aberpella, to be honest, is still really young. Not sure why the president is so eager to take part in the competition, despite being only formed less than a year ago. We are still struggling to get coordinated. Only recently did we sort out our musical directions, that with me ending doing an arrangement for one of their songs! I don't even have any actual music background... But seems like nobody else is doing anything about it... But nevertheless, it's a great bunch of people to sing with :) I feel a sense of belonging.

And best of all, research opportunity from my Regent. I am so fortunate to have such a helpful mentor who love students. He offer me (and my fellow regentee) an opportunity to do a poster presentation at the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons forum! Well, the catch is, that the deadline for the abstract in a week time, and it has to be decent enough to be selected! 250 words suddenly seems like a 3000 words essay. There's the pressure to make something decent, so that i don't end up embarrassing myself before respectable surgeons and doctors.

So, are there too many eggs in the basket? I think so. It is gonna be one heck of a ride, but it's all gonna be worth it.
ps.: i really have a bag of eggs hanging outside my window too

Friday, February 3

First GP visit

"As you can see, i'm on the larger side of the scale. I smoke a whole lot, since I was 14. That was the era when it was cool. Drinking? I didn't touch alcohol till I was 21, but i've been drinking ever since. I'm scottish!"

High-blood pressure, breathlessness, genetics, obesity, smoker. I see where this is going medically. Classic signs of congestive heart failure.

"I'm depressed. I can't sleep properly. All i do is send my grand-kids to school in the morning, and that's all for my day. I love my son, yet sometimes i wish he was dead. You see, he was a crack addict. That's why his girlfriend threw him out of the house. And I worry for my grand-kids all day, because she isn't exactly treating them very well. My son is off the crack now, and we provided him a roof to live under, on the contract that he stays clean. But some days, his pupils are just like pins, and he doesn't seem normal. I'm worried that he might be back onto something.

Everything just got worse when my mom passed away. She wasn't exactly the sweetest person, known to be a sharp tongue. Dr. Will certain would agree with me. I don't even leave the house anymore. I don't even want to meet people. I wouldn't even be here talking to you students, if not for my husband.

I've thought about suicide a couple of times. Thought that maybe if I did so, there would be none left to worry, nobody to burden. I did cut myself. Interestingly enough, physical pain brought relief."

"Would you like to leave these budding doctors with a word of advice?"

"Treat patients as you wish to be treated."