The last few days at work have been extremely busy, which is normal for this time of year. People are being kept in the ER because there's no beds anywhere else. When the census is high it can get crazy, especially if there's some really sick people who need extra interventions. We can hardly keep up with all the medication requests sometimes. One of the evenings I worked this week there was a fire alarm. We can't use the elevators while that's going on, and I was getting ready to leave the pharmacy with a cart full of IV's and other meds. My shift was almost over and it was time to get them out, so I grabbed a big bin, put as much in as I could carry, and headed up two stories. It was a workout! My arms are still slightly sore.
Last night around 9:00 I answered a call in the pharmacy and it was our night shift tech calling off. I could tell he was upset and hardly comprehended when he said the mother of his daughter had committed suicide. I don't know much about his personal life, but don't think he was ever married to this lady. What a tragedy! That kind of news feels like a punch in the stomach. Today a pharmacist was telling a story about something that happened to his son last week. He was walking out of the garage where he parks for work when he heard a "splat". A person had jumped from 2 stories above and landed about 10 feet away from where he was standing. How awful to be a witness to such trauma! There's so much sadness and misery in our world.
I don't want to end on a bleak tone, so maybe I'll count a few blessings since it's almost Thanksgiving.
Thankful for
- Online shopping and grocery pickup
- I'm off all next week!
- It worked out for me to take time off between Christmas and New Year's
- A reliable vehicle
- Family nearby - and that Derek & Camille are moving here! 💜
Your weekend sounds So Relaxing!😌💜
ReplyDeleteWoohoo on that arm workout!! 😁 💪🏼 💪🏼 Have a happy week off work!
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