grad school

  • Regression

    Regression

    My patient is not getting better, he regressed tonight. They had taken him out of restraints and tried to keep him that way. They had also removed the foley catheter. When I got here, he peed everywhere and was trying to get out of bed. He got aggressive and even tried to hit me, but…

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  • A Way Out

    A Way Out

    I did a thing. A rather major thing. I’ve alluded to it in previous posts, but did not want to say anything here or to anyone for fear of jinxing myself. I am not a superstitious man but I’ve done something I never imagined I’d be able to do again and I didn’t want to…

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  • I Scare Myself

    I am a 70% service connected veteran. I served after high school, during the OIF/OEF campaigns. I earned a grenade launch pin as well as service medals and one promotion. I was raped and reported it but my report went nowhere. In those days, rape was rampant in the army. My father died on my…

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