Yesterday, I started working in Neurology at the VA. I spent all morning in clinic and then at lunch time went to a conference at the University. I am "on call" today/tonight, which means that the VA's ER will page me to admit any new Neurology patients (in fact, I just got home from admitting one now). Just after I arrived to conference, my pager went off and I thought, "UGH! NEW ADMIT!" I grudgingly called the number but when I did, a very nice lady from clinic said that she was just calling to let me know that I had flowers. I had no idea who they were from and was very excited.
They're from my sweet mom, who sent them as a pick-me-up to tell me that I'm a great resident even though I haven't felt like one lately. The ICU is challenging and I felt pretty dumb most mornings after I had been on call all night having to deal with really sick patients by myself. I hope I can find a balance between being too hard on myself and being just hard enough that I'm driven to learn. Aren't the flowers beautiful? They smell wonderful too! Thanks, Mom!
2 comments:
Awesome - it's wonderful how a little gesture can make everything seem so much better! Points for Betsy. :)
I love you. Angela. I am so happy that the florist I picked did a good job. I wish I could smell them.
Thanks for the points, P!
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