Today, we went and found mud. And then, we partied! (I wanted to get some sweet shots for my photography class) I think that mission was accomplished! Here are some from today.
Don't worry, we changed into dry clothes after. :)
Monday, June 7, 2010
Fun-filled crazy adventures!
WAY EXCITED FOR THE WEEKEND!!!
It was awesome! Kerri and I went 'camping' with my parents down in the Hot Springs somewhere North of Tremonton, Hoot and a Half! We played a healthy game of keep away in the pools, (Which I still have some scratches and bruises from) And it definitely was not a long enough trip. On the way down, this little bird went total kamikaze and smacked my wind shield. First bird dead from my car. It even made it past my car the first time, turned right back around and up, and poof soot. Sorry little guy. Kerri and I took off the next morning in order to get to Logan for a farewell at 9. My friend Lindsay from the paramedic program just left for the MTC and she is going to Albuquerque, New Mexico Spanish speaking for the next 18 months. Way crazy good! Then, I went rock climbing with Stephanie and Landon the next day. And I pretty much crocheted 4 hats this week and a baby bootie. Yeah, I really don't have much to do.
Fun with the fire
Kerri blowing on an ember
My roommate Lindsay writing her name. I think she did pretty good.
I am in an outdoor photography class now. So, expect some awesome pictures soon!
Kerri's papers are completely submitted now and on their way to the Prophet. She should be getting her call within the next 2 weeks. CrAzY!!!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Life as of Late . . .
Well, This is my Final Semester at BYU-Idaho. I GRADUATE ON JULY 23, 2010! With an associates degree in health administration. I am taking my national paramedic written exam within the next month, and the practical (hands on) portion in July. So, I will graduate with my National Paramedic Certification. Which will be very exciting. For the degree portion, I was required to take 5 more credits of religion. So, I am in 3 religion classes right now! And it is AwEsOmE!!! I am also in sociology. The best part is, I will only have to take two tests for my classes this semester. The mid-term and the final for sociology.
I am on a competitive girls ultimate Frisbee team, and a competitive girls lacrosse team. Man! Is it ever fun! My schedule ROCKS!!
My lacrosse team totally DoMiNaTeD on Friday night!!
For the last two seasons up at BYU-Idaho, the lacrosse team has been co-ed. And if you have never seen a lacrosse game- just know that the only thing that is the same in guys and girls rules is the fact that you have to get the ball in the net to score. The sticks are different, the rules, the lines on the field, the strategy, the agility, even the color of the ball. So, I have been having to compensate immensely while playing with the guys, and plus, I would get beat all the time with speed! So, We finally have enough popularity with the sport to get a girls team and a guys team going. It was SO much fun to actually be playing with just girls again! which was a lot easier for me So, I Scored 6 Goals and had 4 Assists! YAY!! My coach is from back east, so she is way good! And we have about 6 girls on my team that have played before, and man, we just worked together so well! The Nicest part was before my game, three of the guys I played with last year came up to me and told me that if they could, they would totally have me suit up for their team and play as there attack-man! They wanted me back on their team! Which was one of the best compliment I heard all day! My frisbee team played on Saturday in high wind, and we could use a little help. Definitely not as meshed as my lacrosse team. But, fun nonetheless.
So that is my life as of late. I have also been called as Relief Society Piano player. Which is THE BEST!! And it has been my dream calling ever since I got into Relief Society!
SATURDAY NIGHT:
SO FuN! I am living in a house with 8 girls. And it is a party and a half! We all get along so good! So, a couple of them knew that it was Victoria's Secret Semi-annual Bra sale, so, they somehow swayed me to come along with them to go bra shopping. Now if you know me, yikes! That is scary territory, so, yes family, I had some experiences. found one i liked, but they didn't have the right style, so still just going with the sports bras for a while. If you wanna, I'll tell you the style and stuff for my birthday gift for tomorrow. :) But, I found out, all you have to do is go in there, tell em you need to get sized, they run around the store for you, and you just stay in the dressing room. Way less scary! Anyway, one of our friends who is practically a roommate made it really fun, and man was I ever glad she was there. She used to have a phobia as well, so she could relate.
Then, we went out to dinner at Red Robin afterwards, and man alive: HAPPIEST FOOD DANCE OF MY LIFE! The Banzai Burger was incredible! And you get bottomless steak fries . . . Yumm! We had a party and a half! My roomie took pics, maybe I'll go steal them from her.
Then, we headed to one of the local gals's houses and watched robin hood: prince of thieves. Wow, great movie, kinda gory, but I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Two of em were out cold by the time the movie got over, and then we made milk shakes (that we stirred) They were delicious. But, All in all, A FaNtAsTIc EveNinG! Full of laughs and adventure! I LOve my Roomies!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Dominican Republic
This is our new diving area . . . Gorgeous!
This is still in the area that we are in already, beautiful nonetheless.
So, Dad and I were told that the beach on the other side was Beautiful. And that we should go check it out. Well, instead of getting wet, we went up and over a mountain. Little did we know, we were going to be following a goat path. It was quite the hike, but, we made it.
Afterwards, we decided to just get wet. The tumult we had to walk back in, which wasn't all that bad actually.
My Pina-Colada . . SO GOOD!!! It was a shaved out pineapple with the juice and strips left in it with coconut milk added. YUMMMMYYYYYY!!!!!!
Catch of the day . . . our lunch
Dominican Specialty! Plantain Fries, Cabbage, Carrots, Fish, and Rice! Bueno! Very tasty!
Friends that didn't make the menu for that day . . . But, made the album anyway.
The only way to get to the beach we were at was to drive through a river that actually connects the two roads. Off to the left of the vehicle: there are some locals cleaning their food, off to the right front: two people cleaning a motor bike, and to the left front, four men basking in the 'deep portion of the river' soaking and drinkin beers. And, while we were driving, a man on a horse came by and passed us.
Between Lunch and 'the Hike' we went and gave beans and rice to some of the locals. It was really neat.
This is someone's home.
The local Church
and they are so creative! This is a boat that he made.
It's amazing, for not having much, they have A LOT of Heart! They will give you anything they have! And they live so simply. I wonder if we should all just go and live there ways for a while, and we would all be more grateful. We have so much!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Happy Easter!!
The egg that's a replica of Kerri crafted by Marlayna.
Can you see the resemblence? Oh and, Amber taped Ker's mouth all crazy. hahah.
The golden egg I painted
CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!!
She loves posing for pics now so funny
Remeber These gals? They are all growed up now! We get a good 50 eggs a week.
They are the funniest little chickens, well, not so little now.
Feeding the Chickens wheat
Yaz handing out the wheat rations
Good job snagging that one ams! Notice tates affinity for tools in the background already. hehe.
Making bead watches while the men head down stairs for a game of pirates dice.
My cousin and his fiance came down! Yay!
And my cousin and her boy! In there matchy pjs!
It was so fun having the fam here! And just to be home and to enjoy the easter celebrations!
Friday, April 2, 2010
I'm Home.
It’s really weird to be home. I love it! But it is weird.
I am in such a bittersweet realm at the moment. There were so many people in Oklahoma that I grew to love and learned so much from. I miss them dearly. But, while I was there, I was missing so many that I loved. So, it is good to be home, and be with the ones who made me who I was in order to go out and love the ones that have helped make me who I knew I could always be. Does that make sense? Anyway. I have many people to thank for who I am today. MANY People. And I'm home.
My last week of shifts went Awesome! We had way to much fun on the ambulance! And I was so sad for it to be my last shift on Friday. My preceptor has been a paramedic for a couple years now, and has had several students. For some reason, each one of his students on their last day, last shift, last patient, that patient is just bound to die. For some reason, every time, that patient is just not gonna live. Well, I broke his streak. But, that doesn't mean I didn't have my fair share of patients die. Just not my last one. I think it was because I kept singing Nappy Roots song "Good Day" It goes a little something like this:
That's probably what did it right there. And the fact that we had had two patients die that week. So, we ended on a good note, a transport. Bahaha! Which, turned out to have a very neat CT Scan. He had air in his brain. Not even kidding, got hit in the head with a shock absorber, cracked his skull, and air leaked through his sinuses and into his brian. Giving his scan the appearance of little black worms in his brain. Very interesting. Anyway, no worries, he was completely with it, and just being transported from one hospitals ER to another hospital where they had a neurologist that could somehow deal with the situation.
Saying good bye on Friday was super hard. I learned So SO So much from Blake. And, not gonna lie, I'm really bummed that Leslie and him are on the ambulance right now, and I'm not. But, it did make me happy to get a text back from him after I let him know we got home safe, saying:
Which made me really happy, because that really means that Leslie and I did EVERYTHING! I was actually in charge, and he had let me be the medic for the month that I was with him. Which Rocks! Especially on the critical calls. One in particular stands out, where we walked into the house, fire was doing CPR, I had them put the monitor on, I check for a pulse, nothing. The basic on our truck that day asks: "Hey, do you need me?" Blake tells him "naw, we got this." And he went and got a history for me from the family. I set up the airway, tell Blake to get the IV, hang a line, and push epinephrine and atropine. I get the tube in, tell fire to continue with ventilations and compressions, we get her secured and ready to go, I look around, and Blake is over in the other room giving stickers to a little kid! It was awesome! He had that much confidence in me to just be able to watch from a distance, and let me run everything! I check for a pulse, a rhythm, and we have a very weak pulse, and a very nice looking ECG. Continue on with everything. Half way through the transport, the patient will blink twice when I ask her to, and is spontaneously moving her hands. Got her into the hospital, give report, and transfer care to them. And it was awesome! And Blake was so proud! There were other calls where he wouldn't know specific details on patients until we got them to the hospital and I was telling the nurse everything that I had found out and what was pertinent. Which was awesome, because then he could write his report on the information I gave to the nurse, which means that the report I gave was really good too! Now, don't get me wrong. He had eyes in the back of his head. He was always there at the precise moment I needed him, or right there to correct my errors. And when I had a question, we would discuss about 4 different solutions to one thing. He really got me thinking, and he was an awesome preceptor! Anyway, point of that. I learned a ton! Miss the ambulance a Lot! And am so glad that I got to go through those experiences and gained so much confidence because of the confidence that was placed in me.
Every Friday night, after shift. Stetson (BYU-I Paramedic Student that has helped get me through since day 1 of the program) and we would go have, what I call, a "pancake party". We went to either Denny's or IHOP once a week from the week he arrived. It just so happened that the only time we could get together was at 1:30 in the morning after our Friday shifts. So, this last Friday, we stayed at IHOP until 4 in the morning. Just chattin it up. And, I am really going to miss our little pancake parties. But, they were so good to just unwind, talk about some of the calls we had had, hear each others experiences, and just be able to laugh and enjoy blueberry pancakes and oreo milk shakes w nachos and fries on occasion. The funniest thing about IHOP on a friday night is, It's PACKED!! Especially at 2 in the morning. I found out later, that it's because the nearby bar kicks everyone out at 1:30, and the next best thing that is open that late just happens to be Denny's or IHOP. Which gets super funny when you start looking around you at all the different characters that show up. But, breakfast food parties are probably one of my favorite things Ever! Especially at wee hours of the morning.
Saturday was awesome. Went to a service project where we helped sand the drywall putty from a little families house that caught on fire back in November and the contractor up and left with all of the money that they had given him to restore the house. So, a couple kids from the branch went and helped them out. I got my oil changed while we were there. And then, we went to a surprise birthday party for Joey. Which was SO much fun! Man, I am gonna miss the kids from the branch! They threw me and Brittany a going away party deal fro FHE last monday. Which was so nice of them. And each one of them wrote me a little card, and it was so nice of them! And, it was a blast and a half!! And I just want to thank them for doing that, it meant a lot. Five of them sang us a song at the end of it, that was AmAzInG! And if they ever get it recorded, I will for sure be putting it on here!
Sunday. Last day ever. Church was so good! As always. Went and watched the Blind Side at Joey's later that night. And then, at 11:07 PM, went and picked Mom and Dad up at the Airport! YAY!! Mom and Dad are the greatest! They met my closest friends that I made their, shared lots of laughs and stories for a while. They gave me a present that I wasn't allowed to open till I was outside of the city. We said good bye, gave lots of hugs. Shed some tears when I pulled away from them, and drove off with my parents. And, now, I'm home. And my parents should be very glad that they came and got me, or else, I probably would have stayed longer. But, I made a huge playlist of some really great songs that I knew my dad would love for the 20 hour drive we had ahead of us. and, it was definitely a fun drive. Stopped in Sidney, Wyoming for the night. Mom and I went swimming while Dad typed up some more pages of his book. And we had really good food all along the way. We stopped a truck stop with home made apple butter = delicious. and I got a mushroom swiss burger . . . Yum!! And, we made it home safely! And only saw one U-Haul trailer flip a Chevy Blazer over in 50 mph wind gusts. Everyone was okay, including the two cats and the dog that were in the car. Minor scratches and cuts. Gave 'em some alcohol swabs and band-aids and we were back on the road.
Anyway. Good to be home. Sad to be gone, and so happy to be moving forward with life.
My friend got her mission call last night. Went up to her house for that. She is going to the Phillipines in June and I got to see a ton of really good buddies that I haven't seen for a while. I got to see my Uncle and Cousin and go to dinner with them last night. And, I got to see little Yazzi, who did not want me to leave her ever again. Man, I have got the cutest niece and nephew in the world! And, I wish that Amber's blog was for realsie . . . good april fool's joke beansie! But, I want it to be true! Cause your kids are stinkin adorable!!! Anyway, lovin life. Missin the ambulance and the branch. But so happy to come home to a room full of balloons and a pinata full of candy. And now, get to see a ton of people for conference that are coming to stay with us. And I get to see Kerri!! Whoot whoot!! Can't wait! Love conference and easter! Yippee!
I am in such a bittersweet realm at the moment. There were so many people in Oklahoma that I grew to love and learned so much from. I miss them dearly. But, while I was there, I was missing so many that I loved. So, it is good to be home, and be with the ones who made me who I was in order to go out and love the ones that have helped make me who I knew I could always be. Does that make sense? Anyway. I have many people to thank for who I am today. MANY People. And I'm home.
My last week of shifts went Awesome! We had way to much fun on the ambulance! And I was so sad for it to be my last shift on Friday. My preceptor has been a paramedic for a couple years now, and has had several students. For some reason, each one of his students on their last day, last shift, last patient, that patient is just bound to die. For some reason, every time, that patient is just not gonna live. Well, I broke his streak. But, that doesn't mean I didn't have my fair share of patients die. Just not my last one. I think it was because I kept singing Nappy Roots song "Good Day" It goes a little something like this:
Gonna be a good day, Ain't nobody gotta cry today, cause ain't nobody gonna die today, save that drama for another day, hey, it's gonna be a good day.
That's probably what did it right there. And the fact that we had had two patients die that week. So, we ended on a good note, a transport. Bahaha! Which, turned out to have a very neat CT Scan. He had air in his brain. Not even kidding, got hit in the head with a shock absorber, cracked his skull, and air leaked through his sinuses and into his brian. Giving his scan the appearance of little black worms in his brain. Very interesting. Anyway, no worries, he was completely with it, and just being transported from one hospitals ER to another hospital where they had a neurologist that could somehow deal with the situation.
Saying good bye on Friday was super hard. I learned So SO So much from Blake. And, not gonna lie, I'm really bummed that Leslie and him are on the ambulance right now, and I'm not. But, it did make me happy to get a text back from him after I let him know we got home safe, saying:
Wish you were back. I forgot how to do everything and have a new student now. Today is his first clinical ever... We've got a lot of work to do
Which made me really happy, because that really means that Leslie and I did EVERYTHING! I was actually in charge, and he had let me be the medic for the month that I was with him. Which Rocks! Especially on the critical calls. One in particular stands out, where we walked into the house, fire was doing CPR, I had them put the monitor on, I check for a pulse, nothing. The basic on our truck that day asks: "Hey, do you need me?" Blake tells him "naw, we got this." And he went and got a history for me from the family. I set up the airway, tell Blake to get the IV, hang a line, and push epinephrine and atropine. I get the tube in, tell fire to continue with ventilations and compressions, we get her secured and ready to go, I look around, and Blake is over in the other room giving stickers to a little kid! It was awesome! He had that much confidence in me to just be able to watch from a distance, and let me run everything! I check for a pulse, a rhythm, and we have a very weak pulse, and a very nice looking ECG. Continue on with everything. Half way through the transport, the patient will blink twice when I ask her to, and is spontaneously moving her hands. Got her into the hospital, give report, and transfer care to them. And it was awesome! And Blake was so proud! There were other calls where he wouldn't know specific details on patients until we got them to the hospital and I was telling the nurse everything that I had found out and what was pertinent. Which was awesome, because then he could write his report on the information I gave to the nurse, which means that the report I gave was really good too! Now, don't get me wrong. He had eyes in the back of his head. He was always there at the precise moment I needed him, or right there to correct my errors. And when I had a question, we would discuss about 4 different solutions to one thing. He really got me thinking, and he was an awesome preceptor! Anyway, point of that. I learned a ton! Miss the ambulance a Lot! And am so glad that I got to go through those experiences and gained so much confidence because of the confidence that was placed in me.
Every Friday night, after shift. Stetson (BYU-I Paramedic Student that has helped get me through since day 1 of the program) and we would go have, what I call, a "pancake party". We went to either Denny's or IHOP once a week from the week he arrived. It just so happened that the only time we could get together was at 1:30 in the morning after our Friday shifts. So, this last Friday, we stayed at IHOP until 4 in the morning. Just chattin it up. And, I am really going to miss our little pancake parties. But, they were so good to just unwind, talk about some of the calls we had had, hear each others experiences, and just be able to laugh and enjoy blueberry pancakes and oreo milk shakes w nachos and fries on occasion. The funniest thing about IHOP on a friday night is, It's PACKED!! Especially at 2 in the morning. I found out later, that it's because the nearby bar kicks everyone out at 1:30, and the next best thing that is open that late just happens to be Denny's or IHOP. Which gets super funny when you start looking around you at all the different characters that show up. But, breakfast food parties are probably one of my favorite things Ever! Especially at wee hours of the morning.
Saturday was awesome. Went to a service project where we helped sand the drywall putty from a little families house that caught on fire back in November and the contractor up and left with all of the money that they had given him to restore the house. So, a couple kids from the branch went and helped them out. I got my oil changed while we were there. And then, we went to a surprise birthday party for Joey. Which was SO much fun! Man, I am gonna miss the kids from the branch! They threw me and Brittany a going away party deal fro FHE last monday. Which was so nice of them. And each one of them wrote me a little card, and it was so nice of them! And, it was a blast and a half!! And I just want to thank them for doing that, it meant a lot. Five of them sang us a song at the end of it, that was AmAzInG! And if they ever get it recorded, I will for sure be putting it on here!
Sunday. Last day ever. Church was so good! As always. Went and watched the Blind Side at Joey's later that night. And then, at 11:07 PM, went and picked Mom and Dad up at the Airport! YAY!! Mom and Dad are the greatest! They met my closest friends that I made their, shared lots of laughs and stories for a while. They gave me a present that I wasn't allowed to open till I was outside of the city. We said good bye, gave lots of hugs. Shed some tears when I pulled away from them, and drove off with my parents. And, now, I'm home. And my parents should be very glad that they came and got me, or else, I probably would have stayed longer. But, I made a huge playlist of some really great songs that I knew my dad would love for the 20 hour drive we had ahead of us. and, it was definitely a fun drive. Stopped in Sidney, Wyoming for the night. Mom and I went swimming while Dad typed up some more pages of his book. And we had really good food all along the way. We stopped a truck stop with home made apple butter = delicious. and I got a mushroom swiss burger . . . Yum!! And, we made it home safely! And only saw one U-Haul trailer flip a Chevy Blazer over in 50 mph wind gusts. Everyone was okay, including the two cats and the dog that were in the car. Minor scratches and cuts. Gave 'em some alcohol swabs and band-aids and we were back on the road.
Anyway. Good to be home. Sad to be gone, and so happy to be moving forward with life.
My friend got her mission call last night. Went up to her house for that. She is going to the Phillipines in June and I got to see a ton of really good buddies that I haven't seen for a while. I got to see my Uncle and Cousin and go to dinner with them last night. And, I got to see little Yazzi, who did not want me to leave her ever again. Man, I have got the cutest niece and nephew in the world! And, I wish that Amber's blog was for realsie . . . good april fool's joke beansie! But, I want it to be true! Cause your kids are stinkin adorable!!! Anyway, lovin life. Missin the ambulance and the branch. But so happy to come home to a room full of balloons and a pinata full of candy. And now, get to see a ton of people for conference that are coming to stay with us. And I get to see Kerri!! Whoot whoot!! Can't wait! Love conference and easter! Yippee!
Monday, March 22, 2010
468 of my required 480 hours done!
Whoo! Where to start!?
I guess, the best and happiest thing that has happened . . .
I Finally SWITCHED PRECEPTORS!!!
My new preceptor's name is Blake, and I couldn't be more excited to go to work every day! Man, it is a night and day difference! Pretty much, he tells me every day that the truck is mine, and that I am to take it over. There have been several calls where he hasn't even put gloves on. One patient didn't even know he was in the ambulance with us! Cause he lets me do everything! It rocks! And, if I have a question, we talk about it right then and there, and he makes sure that everyone is comfortable and that things are going smoothly. But, somehow, he always still knows exactly what is going on, and he gives me immediate feed back, and whenever I feel like I really messed up, or I just fell a little short, he always turns it right back around, makes me analyze it in a different light and makes me feel better about the situation. And sometimes I do get the 'okay, what happened there'? look. But, then get the 'alright, let's work on this part, and go get us another one!' chat.
But, what's funny is, I mess up and get jumbled on the patients that are just fine. And basically using us as a glorified taxi service . . . "Ok, so why are we here today? What's different that made you call the ambulance?" Those ones confuse me like crazy! But then, I'll have the patient that's on the ground, not breathing, and know exactly what to do! Tell everyone exactly what they need to be doing, and take complete control of everything that is going on. So . . . I am doing great! All of my evaluations are very positive and I feel like I am deserving the high scores that I am getting! So, pretty sure, I am gonna pass the internship! And, I only have 4 more shifts left. Which, is such a bitter sweet! I am so excited to get home and see my family! But, I am going to miss the people that I have come to love out here, and that have helped me become even more of what I need to be. But, it is time, I have learned way more than I ever thought possible, and am so excited about everything that is going on!
Let's see, I had a 56 year old drunk patient this week where the conversation went a little something like this: And Blake just laughed the entire time, I had to laugh along to, because, this conversation got repeated 3 TIMES!!
Little background first though, set the scene. Very run down home, no siding, just plywood, all windows boarded off, foundation showing about 3 feet above ground from the dirt being washed away around it, garbage everywhere. The only food, grapefruit peels. The man hasn't eaten in 3 days, wants a sandwich (reason for the trip to the hospital) and has been drinking everything he can get his hands on; besides water. He has to be the one to close his gate, it takes him a good 5 minutes, cause he can hardly stand up straight from being inebriated. And, when we get him to the ambulance, he put his hands on the hood of the truck, like he was getting arrested. Baha! So, he obviously knows the drill. We get him in the back of the ambulance, I ask him to sit down and lean back, and he gives me the most bone-chilling glare I have ever received from a drunk man. So, I say 'please'. And get the response "I don't like you" and the conversation proceeds something like this:
"You look way to young to be doing this! Do you even know what you're doing?"
(as I'm holding a needle to his arm) bahah!
"How old are you?"
"I'm 20"
"Yep! you're definitely to young! What do you get paid!?"
"I don't get paid, I'm a student" (now up to this point, We've been in the ambulance about 5 minutes. I have been asking questions, finding out a bit of history, and I was still getting the evil eye from him, and I thought I was seriously about to get smacked, but, something about this time, softened his heart)
"You need to find a different job! They're not payin you enough! You're way to nice."
Still a very inquisitive look. He was in awe that I wasn't getting paid, and that I would put up with this sort of stuff, and actually want to make it my profession.
"Are you married?"
"Nope, I'm to young remember?"
"You're not married!??! . . . .
"Well, are yah gay?"
we all chuckle at that one.
"No."
(inquisitive stare down to see if I was lyin)
Well, do you wanna be married!?"
"Eventually, one day, yes."
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Nope."
(Which I prolly should have said yes at this point)
"Well, why not?"
"I dunno, I just don't"
"Well, you sure are purty!"
"Well, Thank you."
"Don't say thank you! You're way to nice!"
"What am I supposed to say?"
"Well . . . I dunno! Nothin I guess!"
"Humphhg! . . . Well . . . Do ya wanna Get Married?"
"No."
Throughout the 30 minute transport, we had a lot of good laughs, and I didn't feel to threatened. I made him cry at one point and then he asked me to marry him again, then he would tell me to find someone really nice and get married, that I am going to be a great wife, and that I really need to find a different job. He even made a couple comments such as "I'm old enough to be your father!" and "I have a son that is 23, but you're not meetin him!" how funny of a call this really was. And told me to go into the army, and then told me that I needed to get some food. Because he asked me if I had a sandwich, and i told him i didn't, and he said, are you lying? and I told him I wasn't, cause if I did, I'd be eaten the other half. So, needless to say, got him to the hospital. Had some good laughs, and he placed an order for a sandwich the second we got there. And then we told him that the nurse that was taking care of him now, does have a wedding ring on, so she's taken. Haha! He chuckled. Then pointed his finger at me and told me "get married", then we left.
So, life is pretty stinking funny!
And my preceptor is stinkin awesome!! We have way to much fun! And he is way to smart for his own good! And he asks me the most ridiculous questions, that I go and ask the nurses, and they don't even know. He won't tell me what the answer is, ever, until he knows I have chewed it over a good 20 times in my brain. So, we definitely learn a ton, and we definitely have a lot of fun! And, the best part is, he treats his patients like they are actual human beings! He will let us stay on scene for about 2 hours, if all the patient needs is someone to chat with. And we have. Too much fun! I love it! And he freaking rocks!
I have one week left here. And I am going to miss it . . . a lot. But, I have learned so much! And have definitely made my stay here worth it. I am very excited to see my family, to finish up schooling; I am graduating from BYU, Idaho in July. And I'm really excited to see where the wind blows me from there.
I guess, the best and happiest thing that has happened . . .
I Finally SWITCHED PRECEPTORS!!!
My new preceptor's name is Blake, and I couldn't be more excited to go to work every day! Man, it is a night and day difference! Pretty much, he tells me every day that the truck is mine, and that I am to take it over. There have been several calls where he hasn't even put gloves on. One patient didn't even know he was in the ambulance with us! Cause he lets me do everything! It rocks! And, if I have a question, we talk about it right then and there, and he makes sure that everyone is comfortable and that things are going smoothly. But, somehow, he always still knows exactly what is going on, and he gives me immediate feed back, and whenever I feel like I really messed up, or I just fell a little short, he always turns it right back around, makes me analyze it in a different light and makes me feel better about the situation. And sometimes I do get the 'okay, what happened there'? look. But, then get the 'alright, let's work on this part, and go get us another one!' chat.
But, what's funny is, I mess up and get jumbled on the patients that are just fine. And basically using us as a glorified taxi service . . . "Ok, so why are we here today? What's different that made you call the ambulance?" Those ones confuse me like crazy! But then, I'll have the patient that's on the ground, not breathing, and know exactly what to do! Tell everyone exactly what they need to be doing, and take complete control of everything that is going on. So . . . I am doing great! All of my evaluations are very positive and I feel like I am deserving the high scores that I am getting! So, pretty sure, I am gonna pass the internship! And, I only have 4 more shifts left. Which, is such a bitter sweet! I am so excited to get home and see my family! But, I am going to miss the people that I have come to love out here, and that have helped me become even more of what I need to be. But, it is time, I have learned way more than I ever thought possible, and am so excited about everything that is going on!
Let's see, I had a 56 year old drunk patient this week where the conversation went a little something like this: And Blake just laughed the entire time, I had to laugh along to, because, this conversation got repeated 3 TIMES!!
Little background first though, set the scene. Very run down home, no siding, just plywood, all windows boarded off, foundation showing about 3 feet above ground from the dirt being washed away around it, garbage everywhere. The only food, grapefruit peels. The man hasn't eaten in 3 days, wants a sandwich (reason for the trip to the hospital) and has been drinking everything he can get his hands on; besides water. He has to be the one to close his gate, it takes him a good 5 minutes, cause he can hardly stand up straight from being inebriated. And, when we get him to the ambulance, he put his hands on the hood of the truck, like he was getting arrested. Baha! So, he obviously knows the drill. We get him in the back of the ambulance, I ask him to sit down and lean back, and he gives me the most bone-chilling glare I have ever received from a drunk man. So, I say 'please'. And get the response "I don't like you" and the conversation proceeds something like this:
"You look way to young to be doing this! Do you even know what you're doing?"
(as I'm holding a needle to his arm) bahah!
"How old are you?"
"I'm 20"
"Yep! you're definitely to young! What do you get paid!?"
"I don't get paid, I'm a student" (now up to this point, We've been in the ambulance about 5 minutes. I have been asking questions, finding out a bit of history, and I was still getting the evil eye from him, and I thought I was seriously about to get smacked, but, something about this time, softened his heart)
"You need to find a different job! They're not payin you enough! You're way to nice."
Still a very inquisitive look. He was in awe that I wasn't getting paid, and that I would put up with this sort of stuff, and actually want to make it my profession.
"Are you married?"
"Nope, I'm to young remember?"
"You're not married!??! . . . .
"Well, are yah gay?"
we all chuckle at that one.
"No."
(inquisitive stare down to see if I was lyin)
Well, do you wanna be married!?"
"Eventually, one day, yes."
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Nope."
(Which I prolly should have said yes at this point)
"Well, why not?"
"I dunno, I just don't"
"Well, you sure are purty!"
"Well, Thank you."
"Don't say thank you! You're way to nice!"
"What am I supposed to say?"
"Well . . . I dunno! Nothin I guess!"
"Humphhg! . . . Well . . . Do ya wanna Get Married?"
"No."
Throughout the 30 minute transport, we had a lot of good laughs, and I didn't feel to threatened. I made him cry at one point and then he asked me to marry him again, then he would tell me to find someone really nice and get married, that I am going to be a great wife, and that I really need to find a different job. He even made a couple comments such as "I'm old enough to be your father!" and "I have a son that is 23, but you're not meetin him!" how funny of a call this really was. And told me to go into the army, and then told me that I needed to get some food. Because he asked me if I had a sandwich, and i told him i didn't, and he said, are you lying? and I told him I wasn't, cause if I did, I'd be eaten the other half. So, needless to say, got him to the hospital. Had some good laughs, and he placed an order for a sandwich the second we got there. And then we told him that the nurse that was taking care of him now, does have a wedding ring on, so she's taken. Haha! He chuckled. Then pointed his finger at me and told me "get married", then we left.
So, life is pretty stinking funny!
And my preceptor is stinkin awesome!! We have way to much fun! And he is way to smart for his own good! And he asks me the most ridiculous questions, that I go and ask the nurses, and they don't even know. He won't tell me what the answer is, ever, until he knows I have chewed it over a good 20 times in my brain. So, we definitely learn a ton, and we definitely have a lot of fun! And, the best part is, he treats his patients like they are actual human beings! He will let us stay on scene for about 2 hours, if all the patient needs is someone to chat with. And we have. Too much fun! I love it! And he freaking rocks!
I have one week left here. And I am going to miss it . . . a lot. But, I have learned so much! And have definitely made my stay here worth it. I am very excited to see my family, to finish up schooling; I am graduating from BYU, Idaho in July. And I'm really excited to see where the wind blows me from there.
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