Archive for the 'Family' Category

When All Your Training Means Nothing

On Sunday night, I got a call from my brother-in-law, Jeff, who lives two houses up the street. He said simply, “Get up here. I need you to open the gate. Patrick’s not breathing.” There was panic in his voice, and I immediately pictured Patrick, his four-year-old son choking on some sort of small toy.

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A blessing… (I think…)

So my mother was recently diagnosed with Iron deficient anemia, the most common anemia worldwide, and I find it fortuitous (that’s my $20 word for the day) that we are currently studying hematology. Tonight I looked into a couple of things for Mom and discovered this… The Doctor, after having multiple labs drawn from my [...]

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Life and PA school keep rollin' along.

“Like sands through the hourglass… so are the Days of Our Lives.” (I am bit tired right now so I apologize if the following is a bit choppy) Yes, I know the quote is from a Soap opera, but right now that quote rings a little too true for me. Since the beginning of this fall quarter [...]

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Time Crunch - PA Training Status Update

So, as you may have read (I know, Gabe, it’s not all about me), I have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks, and not a lot of time to do it. That’s just life, or more specifically, PA training life. Since I posted last, I’ve cranked out five assignments in pharmacology. [...]

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Time Crunch

Ugh. I hate I-have-so-much-studying-to-do sob stories, but today’s should give you a nice snapshot of what I’m up against. If any of you out there are thinking of applying to PA training programs, I don’t know if the following will scare you away, or help you tell yourself, “Hey, I can do that!” I guess [...]

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