Well it is officially "official" I have a blog. I've been told to remember that a key component of having a blog is to keep it updated. Easy enough, right? Well, I'll try. I'll also remind you that I've agreed to keep it updated but that it may or may not always be interesting reading.
A mini-return to work was what I encountered last week. I was able to work on Tuesday and Thursday last week as my surgeon recommended pacing myself in my return to daily activities. I will admit to being nervous about what I would return to after not being in the office since December 18th! However, I was very excited to see my students and coworkers at the Spencer Campus. They were all excited to see me and much to my surprise there wasn't even a stack of papers that piled to the ceiling of my office. I have been so thankful to have left the program and students in such capable hands. Many thanks to Sue Bruggman and Mary Westphalen for doing such a great job in my absence. Even more thanks to my students for being flexible and adaptable-qualities that are essential for every surgical tech. I am feeling stronger and hope to be cleared to return full-time on Feb. 18th.
I was able to visit with the students and find out that their clinicals are going great! They are scrubbing cases and getting great experience! Spring semester is always a huge transition for them. They are in class all day on Mon, Tues, and Wed and then they go off to various hospitals on Thurs and Fri each week for practicum. Many of them travel great distances to go to hospitals that provide surgical specialties that not all of our local hospitals can offer them. The sacrifices they are making to be away from their families can take a toll. I tried my best to give them a pep-talk to help them realize how short-term this is in the big picture. The payoff will be there before they know it! Not to mention the priceless experiences they are gaining by the variety of cases that they are being exposed to!
Two interesting days of note on the calendar this week....Friday the 13th and February 14th-Valentines Day....both of which have amazing histories! Did you know that there is an actual phobia linked to Friday the 13th? It is called "paraskevidekatriaphobia " and it is an actual scientifically studied phobia! According to National Geographic, less people drive their cars on Friday the 13th and less people are willing to go into the hospital or restaurants. But interestingly enough (they claim) that there are more hospital admissions due to vehicular accidents than any other day during the year! Hmmm.... I had my surgery on January 13th which I will admit that it kind of made my stomach twinge at first when I heard the date. Today is Friday the 13th I have an appointment to get my hair colored and cut. Perhaps I am really playing with fire here, who knows. So, if I come to school with green hair on Tuesday, you'll know what happened!
Valentines Day-is viewed as a "commercial" holiday by many and it is projected to generate nearly 14.7 billion dollars in revenue. So recession or no recession, what would Valentines Day be without getting that special someone a nice card and box of chocolates? But it also has an interesting history! Again according to National Geographic, "The lovers' holiday traces its roots to raucous annual Roman festivals where men stripped naked, grabbed goat- or dog-skin whips, and spanked young maidens in hopes of increasing their fertility, said classics professor Noel Lenski of the University of Colorado at Boulder." What?! I had heard of someone named St. Valentine but never this version! I think I will stick to the candies and a nice dinner for my Valentines Day celebration.
So beware as you are out and about today on Friday the 13th and I hope that you'll share Valentines Day with someone special tomorrow-commercial or not, it is always nice to remind those special people in your life that you care. Love you Tom, Tayler and Chloe!
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