And Now For a Weekend

I have been utterly frustrated, and utterly amazed, at the impeccable timing of headaches. It's been two jam packed weeks of reading textbooks, doing quizzes, and practicing skills. I had a stress/eye strain headache on the first day of class, but was able to get through the first two weeks without anything major. Here we are at what is my first "relaxed" weekend and here comes the headache.

Now before you feel sorry for me, please recall that I often struggle with headaches. They come with fluctuating hormones and are no big surprise. What is a surprise, and actually a good one, is how God so often allows me a lapse in whatever I'm doing (babysitting, taking a class, ...) to take it easy while I deal with it. Yes, I'm looking for the silver lining (and taking ibuprofen).

Next week we go to class in scrubs. We're going to meet some of the residents and put into practice what we've been learning. In another two weeks we'll be done with clinical and then we'll take the state test. It's a little bit frightening and a little exciting all rolled up into one. This has been a bit of a whirlwind ride so far and so far it's been fun, aside from the headache. I'm pretty sure if Mom and dad can see me, they're smiling. The nursing home was pretty special to them. No matter which one they visited, they were all full of people they loved.

PS. These are old photos and have nothing to do with the facility where I am taking the class. (See my mom there talking to her Uncle Louie? He's the one she was talking about a few days before she passed on.)