February 2012
I swear
Two AM today, nurse asks me how I’m doing. “I’ve been better.”. “oh, you’re doing better? That’s so good to hear! I’ll just leave you alone then.”
Six this morning, nurses come around with vital signs. Tell me my BP is awfully low, go to get manual cuff. Shine bright lamp in my sleeping face; manual cuff fails, goes to do it again, uses...
If I'm ever a teacher
magic-of-hogwarts:
my first lesson will be on page 394. I will decide on that day which students I like based on who laughs.
OMG YES
youareallbakas asked: You can do it! My love goes out to you <3
dovahkiinkhaleesi asked: You're beautiful and lovely and your pain brings me sadness. Honestly. <3
veryyourstruly asked: Be strong and remember to smile. - VeryYoursTruly
Misery.
My LNA smells like cigarettes. I have asthma from my father’s smoking habit. Let’s just tack lung problems onto the list, yeah?
He announces “you look fine to me! Why don’t you just go home?” if I could I would. Thank you for the umpteenth reminder that I struggle constantly to put on a happy face and not look so sick but all that that gets me is people telling me...
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I swear these nurses are obviously the most...
What’s that? You aren’t responding to any of the medicines we’ve been trying on you? Oh, here, let me tell you a story about my lucky little sister who has the same exact disease as you and then they tried the Remicade on her and she got out of the hospital and is living a perfectly happy and normal life. That’ll make you feel better, right? What’s that? Your...
