Transplant Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving took on a completely new meaning for me one year. The emotional roller coaster that I experienced within one shift was one of devastating grief, yet filled with the promise of new life. Tragedy can sometimes turn over a new leaf, like the falling leaves of November. Nurses Announcements Archive Article

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Guttercat, ASN, RN

1,353 Posts

:roflmao:.....you guys kill me

I think the last straw (of many) was when I finished a night shift getting my @ss kicked in a busy ED for three consecutive twelves, and then drove the three hours to get home that same morning. Exhausted, I got home, and Hubby saw the passenger side visor down in my vehicle. He immediately thought I was having an affair with a coworker: "That visor wouldn't be down if you didn't have a man in that seat!"

He didn't buy the fact that to keep from driving off the highway after a night shift, I needed to keep the blinding sun out of the car...

Anyway, I'm glad the OP has a good man at home to sooth the warrior wounds. It really does a make a difference to come home to an oasis of peace, understanding, and care. And, she can keep writing her wonderful stories!

Specializes in Peds, developmental disability.

On my way home from a night shift this morning I, too, lowered the visor on the passenger side. You can tell your husband...it helped my vision, and I made it home safely.

dansamy

672 Posts

Specializes in Going to Peds!.

I've got a doxie mix that burrows under the comforter & curls up down by my feet. It doesn't matter to her that she slept all night with my husband. She still comes back to bed & sleeps with me all day. Best dog EVER! (Although, she's not terribly bright. She feels like she must accompany me to the bathroom, presumably to ensure that there's no vortex to the Bermuda triangle in there that will whisk me away & leave her alone.)

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Guttercat, ASN, RN

1,353 Posts

On my way home from a night shift this morning I, too, lowered the visor on the passenger side. You can tell your husband...it helped my vision, and I made it home safely.

I don't have to give an accounting of my car visors anymore.

He hasn't been my husband in over ten years. :)

Ta-da!

canesdukegirl, BSN, RN

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.
She feels like she must accompany me to the bathroom, presumably to ensure that there's no vortex to the Bermuda triangle in there that will whisk me away & leave her alone.

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Bwaaahaahahaha! I can relate!

dansamy

672 Posts

Specializes in Going to Peds!.

Bwaaahaahahaha! I can relate!

Neurotic, aren't they?

But I love her dearly.

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nurseprnRN, BSN, RN

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I've got a doxie mix that burrows under the comforter & curls up down by my feet. It doesn't matter to her that she slept all night with my husband. She still comes back to bed & sleeps with me all day. Best dog EVER! (Although, she's not terribly bright. She feels like she must accompany me to the bathroom, presumably to ensure that there's no vortex to the Bermuda triangle in there that will whisk me away & leave her alone.)

I have a cat like that. If she doesn't run into the bathroom with me when I get up at night, god only knows what might happen. There's a window right next to the toilet and I might jump out. The fact that I have not yet done so is a testament to her vigilance.

Love your writing, Canes, as always.