Pooh,
you are a precious vessel to whom many look up to.
My prayer is that you will find rest for your weary bones. You are being pulled in so many directions.
Let that Peace that passes all understanding fall upon you, even for a night.
Rest well my friend.

Rae

Great news about your test results!

Well, to correct my stance....... YOU are not negative..... your RESULTS are, and that is the bestest of news!

May all continue to be negative in that regard at the followup test dates.

HUGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Always ready to hold up a fellow sufferer
You beautiful selfless person
As a caretaker myself
You may be tired and put in your time
as a caretaker
and hope when it comes time to leave
as your time is up and now time for YOU
I WISH YOU A MASSAGE EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT
ONCE A WEEK IF YOUR OTHER HALF IS NOT UP FOR IT
BUT I THINK YOU GET TH PICTURE
with much love

Someone who cares

Just so very frustrating.. Seems that suddenly "the atmosphere of caring and trust" has slid south into the "OMG" the census is lower then "normal' (they set the budget based on last years high census ) We must set staff below acuity to make the budget. So very dangerous! Medicare will soon be paying extra $$ for patient happiness, patients keeping out of the hospital for at least 30 days. Hard to do both when the few (or one) floor nurse has to care for patients who need to be repositioned every 2 hours but require 2 staff to do, hard to do when the "charge nurse" is also the "ER nurse".
Just don't know why I keep fighting the system Don't know why I keep fighting the dogs of darkness and the never-ending pain

Because you CARE, because you are YOU, because to move on may not provide you the healthcare benefits you Need, and because not to press on in the face of personal pain somehow [at least for me it did] seem to resonate within as capitulating defeat.

I was unwilling to be defeated after having come out of the depths of depression which so nearly consumed me body, mind, and soul. Now, having not been successful for the bar exam in TX in February due to the confluence of getting around the blizzard and dealing with my pain, I am sitting for it again in two weeks time. So, defeat is something hard for me to accept. I suspect we are just a tiny bit similar there.

Pretty tired lately from 14 to 16 hour days for a while.... fall asleep as I read the study materials. I imagine you are similarly weary with all of the hospital covering you must do there in Nowhere. Maybe sometime we need to take our spouses and have a party in NeverNeverLand...... brush the dust off of our feet, sit a spell, maybe take a ride on an amusement in the park.....
prove to ourselves there is life beyond career. I have not been back at it for as long as you, but I admit to being bone tired.

I will pray for you [will you throw some back in this direction?].
HUGZ for you, the monster, the family, and that your work situation resolves