My First Presentation

Setting: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's ICU

It was 5 o clock in the morning and I was walking from my apartment to the PATH train. I was nervously studying since I knew I'd have to present a patient on rounds for the first time today. You've seen rounds, right . . . a critical-care doctor, pharmacist, nurse, med students, residents, NPs and whoever else walk by every patient in the ICU and discuss each case. Before rounds, you have 45 minutes to assess the patient, pull up lab results, and formulate a plan for the day. No pressure. Anyway, the critical-care doctor has the attention span of a six-year old, so you have to be organized, insightful, and not too wordy. So I have a sort-of a script on my phone of how to organize this and, as you can imaging, I was very focused on this since it was my first day. Now, I was barely looking at what was ahead of me let alone the ground. Then, for a second (and I mean a second), I stopped looking at my phone, and I saw a DIME! You guys, it was seriously unbelievable. I was practically crying. It was all the confidence I needed and I KICKED ASS for my presentation! The physician even agreed with my suggestions. This just doesn't happen everyday.

I love you, Grandpa Jake.

April 4th???

Today I treated myself to some potato chips at work. I usually just have my peanut butter and jelly sandwich and pear but I was still hungry. The chips were $0.70 and I put a dollar in the machine. Usually I would get a quarter and nickel back. Today when I reached in the change area there were four shiny dimes. 4.4.10??? Can it be true??? We'll have to wait and see if Jake is right. We may be having hospital food for Easter dinner. Love you Grandpa Jake. Thanks for letting us know you're looking over us.

Jake Likes My New Job !!!

So two days ago I started my new assignment! I was nervous and excited to begin doing things right away.. Well yesterday I got to do several things I have never done before and I found a dime on the floor of the Department we were at.. I put that one in my pocket :) and said thanks Jake!! Then while at a house we were 'looking at' I found one on the floor.. I Thanked him for sending it but unfortunately... That one had to stay there... :) but I am sure Jake will do some recon for me. Its nice to know he is there when I need him :)

xoxox

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