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I feel that last names should not be put on badges. When I was a nursing student I had a patient call me and wanted me to come over to his house and check on him. He was very hard of hearing and could not understand everything I said to him. My main concern was that he was ok. This was a couple weeks after he was discharged from the hospital. He was an elderly man. He had remembered my name from my name badge and looked my name up in the phone book. I lived in a community of over 40,000 people. After this incident the faculty decided not to put last names on badges.

I knew I was depressed but tried to fight it off myself, no such luck. I quit my job to go to school after being out of school for 25 years. One of my best friends died, and a few other life changing events that went on. I was to the point of crying at the drop of a hat. I felt like I was watching the world pass me by. I did not feel like I was a part of it. The best way to describe that feeling for me is: I could picture my self sitting in a barren room all by myself, no doors, only windows. I could see the world go by. I would wish a tractor trailer truck would hit me so I wouldn't have to keep fighting to keep myself going. Also I had other symptoms. Luckily I had some great friends in school who could see the change in me. They encouraged me to go see my Dr. I was put on Zoloft at first and had some s/e, those went away then came back. I was put on Lexapro with no s/e. I am glad I am on it, I don' want to go back to that dark place again.

I just read the good news then the sad news. I am so sorry for your loss. Our pets are our family and when we lose one we are mourning the loss. The pain is real and don't let anyone tell you any different about mourning the loss of a pet. You and your daughter are in my heart and prayers.