Blustery!

Ahhhh....... its a snowy, windy, blizzard day. Yes!!! I'm home-did not have to go to work, even tho I got called (as if its any easier for me to drive in than someone else! I could have but chose not to), and school was cancelled. So its me and the boys at home. As, of course, Del went to work! No staying home for him cuz he's no wimp! :-) And he made it there safe and sound. The boys had dentist appts in town today which were cancelled so its home for us during the day. Hockey tonight, and time will tell if that will go ahead. Wait and see.

Nothing new to write about again. Not that anyone wants to know anyway! Work, hockey, school.... and more of the same. Can you tell thats a cycle? Makes it difficult to write updates in our lives when it revolves around the same stuff.

But, I will share some thoughts. At work a couple of weeks ago, I had one of those moments where a light bulb went off for me. Nothing spectacular, just a different view of a mundane chore we do at work, on a very regular basis. Medication. Ever put any thought into it?? I often think about why, what, and when, and who. But that morning I was passing regular patient meds, and i thought, 'here is life in a cup'. A little, white, paper med cup. I'm trying to recall what meds they were. Lasix, Slow K, ASA, Calcium, Vitamin D, Altace, Tylenol, and one I can't remember. I remember it was 10 pills. We've solved this persons struggle with congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and recovery from a fractured hip. All in one little cup. Isn't it amazing! oh, yeah, the other pill was thyroxine. Without these little lifesaving meds, this person would become short of breath, fill up with fluids and the circulatory system would slowly tire out and shut down. With a couple tiny little colorful pills we give the patient the opportunity to carry on life as a regular human being. Who was the bright scientist who came up with this??? Why has life expectancy lengthened in the last 20-30 years? Because some very smart and wise people have researched long and hard and enabled others to make progress in the medical field. And why not??? A way to improve someone's quality of life. An easy fix! So for the next while, my mundane task of pouring routine meds has a new spin on it.
It's easy for me to see the results of giving some medication by intravenous and seeing it work immediately. Try some cardiac drugs-change a heart rythym just like that, if you're lucky. Or a sedative.......within seconds to minutes. Done. Or a few months ago.......someone thought it was cool to go out and drink a few. A few too many. Passed out. Ambulance called. Comatose. Unable to rouse by any means, including pain. Pop in an IV, push the med in, and voila!....... 2 minutes later, a miracle, the patient is opening eyes and wondering what it going on! Those are the moments we live for in our field....... adrenaline rush at its finest!
Kudos to the people doing the grunge work that has gotten us to this pinnacle of medical excellence. Hopefully this pinnacle is only going higher.

Thats my wise thought of the day. :-) Now onto regular house wife/mother duties. Like cleaning house and bathrooms. Laundry. Necessary. Nothing too glamorous or fancy. Rewards are smiles, kisses, and hugs. The important stuff!