Another Update

Life has been good lately. Cambria and I have been staying busy with work since we got home from vacation. It is crazy how little free time it seems like we have. When school starts up again next Monday I am sure we will find time to do everything we need to. It goes to show that we always have time for the important things in life when we have to fit them into our schedule. Yesterday we went to the Davis County Fair with Nathan and Sharlyn and their kids. They also have their Spanish foreign exchange student, Claudia, with them now. We had never been to a demolition derby before and had a really good time. One guy even rolled his car over while trying to ram another car. Cambria and I shared a funnel cake. 

I have been shadowing a doctor, Johnnie Cook, for a while now. It is really fun and I have learned a lot at his practice. Today he went into one patient's room and told me to go into another room to examine a patient on my own before he came in later. As an undergraduate I was floored, but went in on my own and examined a 21 year old male with what looked like Shingles. I looked at the outbreak on his skin then explained that I thought it looked like Shingles, then educated him on what Shingles is. I told him that there also seemed to be something else aside from the Shingles infecting the same area and the doctor would have to say more about it. When Johnnie came in to examine him he confirmed that it was Shingles and explained a lot about the disease along with a few of the facts about it that I had explained before. He then explained what the other infection was, perscribed some stuff and we were done with that patient. I felt like I did a descent job for having been thrown in on my own. I gave my opinion not as a doctor, educated the patient on it, and was verified by the actual doctor. It gave me confidence in the field I am going in to. 

Also, I have started volunteering in the ICU and the IMC at Ogden Regional Hospital. I go on Mondays for four hours. They have a lot of little things for me to do around there. It doesn't matter what I do as long as I get to help out, get the hours, and learn something. It is ultimately for volunteer hours for med school but I don't like looking at it as just clocking the hours. Anyway, life is busy but good. School starts on Monday. We will see how life goes this semester.

One other thing I wish to write about is that my Grandma, Barbara Worthen passed away this last month. I don't have many sories of me and my grandmother. She has had declining health for as long as I can remember. I do however remember many Christmas' at their house. She would sit in her chair and love to see each grandchild as we opened our gifts from her and my Grandpa. Whenever I think about her I can't help but picture her smiling. At least when I was around she seemed very positive about life. My Grandpa loved and served her wih all his heart and has been a great example of what being a husband should be. As most would say, my grandparents are the best. I can see my grandpa's lonliness, but he knows he will see his sweetheart again one day. That is what brings me great peace as well.