I just rolled out of bed-0730 on a Saturday morning-that doesn't happen very often. I worked Wednesday and Thursday nights from 2300-0730-and it just kicked my ass this week. So much so that I took yesterday (Friday) off from working out all together. That is something else that doesn't happen very often. Apparently Matt spent the night praying to the porcelain gods all night. I musta been exhausted cuz I never heard a peep. He said he was up every hour. Oh-and because he wasn't feeling well-he slept in our guest room which doesn't have a bathroom connected to it. So...he didn't quite make it to the bathroom on one of his runs...I haven't been back upstairs to assess the damage yet. Our kids are home for winter break for the next 9 days-I'm really hoping this bug has left the vicinity!
So in case you don't know-I work as an oncology nurse a few nights a week. Nights work out so much better for me w/little ones-I'm usually home in time to see Ian off to school. I try not to bring work home with me as I deal w/some pretty heavy stuff. This, however, I felt was worthy of mention. I took care of a young college student who found a lump in his testicle 6 months ago. He ignored it-thought it was a hernia. (I'm shaking my head just thinking of it). Anyway, he did nothing until he was so short of breath he was having a hard time walking. Admitted to the hospital Wednesday-diagnosed w/Testicular Ca w/liver and lung mets stage 3-4 by Wed. night. Thursday morning-total orchiectomy (teste removed-prosthesis implanted) and chemotherapy to be started Friday. And to make this even more heartbreaking-the kid is refusing to tell his parents. I tried my best to get him to call his mom-and I have to admit I was tearing up while I was talking to him..."As a mom-I'm just telling you how serious this is and that your parents would want to know..." Didn't work-he is just convinced he should go it alone. This one haunts me. Came home and sat my 13 and 8 year old boys down and told them if they EVER have any changes in their testicles they need to tell someone THAT day! Tell your boys the same-please-we see this WAY to often.
On a lighter note I am so fired up for the Winter Olympics. I love everything about the Olympics. GO USA!!
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That is such a sad sad story....I have 3 boys. this is advice I may not have thought of and now I will! thank you very much for sharing. Your job must be incredibly intense.
ReplyDeleteAnd Huge Thank you for your last post!! Gosh that's so nice of you JOanna!!! I'm very excited about starting this new endeavor and do hope I can help some people find the joy in this sport that we have found.