This week has been tough and as I drown my sorrows over some Ben and Jerry's Phish Food, I feel like I should write. There is not much that I can say as I'm struggling with stories and situations that aren't all my own. Sometimes life is so unfair. Life can be going just as you thought it should be and then there is a curveball. It doesn't feel like a curveball though. Most of the time it feels like a big, fat punch in the gut.
Let me talk about one situation that I know I can. I had to say goodbye today. A colleague of mine is moving on to another job. I am thrilled for her. She will do an amazing job as a school nurse! I am even taking her job at Carle in the Orthopedics department (with some fantastic coworkers). This isn't the first time I've had to tell her goodbye, because as some of you know, she left me at the VA and then I followed her to Carle. Today was her last day at work and it was awful!! I'm so thankful that we had this whole week to work together as we did some last minute training. I hugged her goodbye and we cried. It is not going to be the same at Carle without her. Brooke, I will miss you so much! It is making me cry a little bit to think about!
God never gives us more than we can handle. Ugh...I don't know if I like that statement. I think that sometimes God gives us more than we can handle so we can rely on him. The thought above about missing my Brookers (haha! Gotta love the Dr. Plattner nicknames) may seem pretty manageable except that it has been piled on top of other things this week. It seems like it was just the straw that broke the camel's back for me. So, thanks Brooke for letting me cry and be a little more emotional than I expected I would be. Thanks for being my friend and for being a great nurse to look up to! I'm so thankful for you! :)
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