Mr. B

He came in a jolly ole' man with a little trouble breathing,
His personality yet still gleaming.
A delightful man one could see,
hence why I cared so compassionately.

A mystery to us all as we worked so diligently,
one test, two test, getting them done so frequently.
What would be the outcome? nobody knew.
Until the day came where like a bird he flew.

Mr. B was an incredible man.
As he lay there in peace, I held his hand.
He was my first, and I know not my last,
It's just amazing to me how he went so fast.

Forever in time I will remember you.
You were a great teacher and a reminder as to why I'm here and what I'm trying to accomplish.
Thank you for all that you have taught me, and all that you've given me.
I hope that we can all learn from you to only become better at what we strive to do.

May you rest in peace...

(i know the poem is a bit 2nd grade-ish but thats the farthest i got in my poetry skills...its cool, laugh it up)

FIRED!?!

I'm sorry....what?

Uh-huh, got fired from the job yesterday....who would have thought that you can fire your doctor? Well, it happens.

I had a patient who had major attitude problems, was busy bossing all the nurses around, and had a serious disease that had lots of complications. She was seen by an additional team of doctors that lets just say...kinda screwed things up. So, in turn, this woman wants to sue Kaiser and everyone involved in her case. She demands imaging that is not neccessary and won't leave until it happens. My attending tries to explain to her that he's not doing it and this just pushed her over the edge. Sooooo, she basically fired us.

Now, let me add a little addendum here: She was into me...and when I say "into me," I mean into me! She was gay, and I think was really diggin my style. She told me that I was great and that I listened to my patients and that I should continue being who I am...but then again, I'm the only one that has to put up with her "unkind words" (being at the bottom of the totem pole, see Lesson #1: Know your rank)

In the end, she did my whole team a favor. Nobody could stand her anyway! One less patient to round on in the am....tight.