Friday afternoon I went to UMC after seminar for my weekly volunteering. I began talking with an older woman who needed help checking into the kiosk in the Emergency Department. She was alone and we weren’t busy so I began asking her questions about her life. She told me stories of being a first responder in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. As a (future) healthcare provider, I worry that I'll be too busy to take the time to get to know my patients.
With my exam and volunteering over, you would think it would be time to celebrate, right? Not so much. Friday night I worked a night shift in the Emergency Department. I had imaged that people would be outdoors at Voodoo fest or celebrating Halloween on Frenchmen/Bourbon St. Boy was I wrong. The party came to me. We were slammed for most of the evening and I saw many interesting costumes, high alcohol levels, and several facial lacerations (among other things).
With my exam and volunteering over, you would think it would be time to celebrate, right? Not so much. Friday night I worked a night shift in the Emergency Department. I had imaged that people would be outdoors at Voodoo fest or celebrating Halloween on Frenchmen/Bourbon St. Boy was I wrong. The party came to me. We were slammed for most of the evening and I saw many interesting costumes, high alcohol levels, and several facial lacerations (among other things).
This month my mother came into town to celebrate her birthday. Sometimes you have to act like a tourist in your own city. She and I took a riverboat tour down the Mississippi River and we walked through the French quarter.
Volunteering
10/9: 2.25 hours
10/16: 3 hours
10/30: 3.5 hours
Total October: 8.75
Total Semester: 19.25
Volunteering
10/9: 2.25 hours
10/16: 3 hours
10/30: 3.5 hours
Total October: 8.75
Total Semester: 19.25
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