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{ March 25, 2009 @ 5:12 pm } · { Babies, Camp, college, Ethics, Job Hunt, News, nursing, Random, senior year, Uncategorized, Winter }
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Random Updates from the Past Week(ish)

  • Spring is finally here, at least in the time of year sense. We’ve had some warm beautiful days, and some cold crummy days, but hopefully more of those warm days will be coming again soon. It seems like it’s been raining since I got home on spring break, even though it’s really only been the past two days. It finally seems like its going to be nice out today (at least in sunshine, I’m not so sure about temperature).
  • On my way home from school on Saturday I stopped at the camp I’ll be working at for the summer to get a lay of the land and check out the procedures/protocols. I’m getting so excited for this summer. I am eager to share my faith through nursing with the staff and campers! I’ve also come to realize that I have a lot of stuff to get together before camp starts and not a whole lot of time to do it. I’ll be graduating on a Sunday and the following Tuesday I’m off to camp!
  • The job search (post summer camp) is not going well. I have yet to hear back from anywhere I’ve applied to. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!
  • Graduation is just around the corner! (SEVEN WEEKS to be exact.) Talk about coming up fast. Before spring break we had a meeting with the nursing department to discuss our pinning ceremony and preparing and taking the NCLEX exam (nursing boards). Once I’m done with school you’ll probably hear me grip about the NCLEX for awhile.

Random Stories from the News

  • More flooding? In Fargo, ND the river is rising and schools are closing in order for the students to help sandbagging efforts.
  • OCTUMOM: still in the news, go figure. What needs to happen to make sure these kids are safe? The most important thing is making sure the kids are getting the love and support they need – she now has 14 kids, how is she going to take care of 14 kids? Ethically we need to make sure these kids are going to be ok.
  • In Local news: the seven-year-old girl from my hometown who was pulled from Lake Winnebago after being submerged in ice water for 30 minutes was released from the hospital five weeks after the incident. It is reported that she has some problems with her short term memory and her finger dexterity, but she is doing well. Please keep her in your prayers.

Letters from the College Dorms

{ March 4, 2009 @ 2:18 am } · { Babies, Ethics, Gay Rights, heartbreak, Random, relationships, TV shows, Uncategorized }
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Dear Jason M from the Bachelor,

Love is an important thing and being with someone you love is important (I get that – really I do), but breaking up on national television is uncalled for. Just think of how different it would have been id you had talked privately with your fiance prior to the show. You never let her in or told her what you were feeling. Communication is key in any relationship. You were just recently on the other side of that situation, you knew how it felt, and yet you did it anyway – in front of thousands of people. I can’t wait to see what you do in “After the Rose Ceremony Part II”.

- Someone who believes in privacy

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To Straight People who think they are better,

Members of the GLBT community are human too. They deal with the same things in their relationships that you deal with in yours. Except they also deal with crap from people like you. Partner abuse, getting kicked out, etc., doesn’t just happen in straight relationships. Get on with your life and let them live theirs. How they live their life does not have a direct affect on how you live yours so get over it.

-I’m not gay but my friends are

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Dear People in Need of Emergency Assistance,

If you get a busy signal when calling 911 for an EMERGENCY, just hang up and try again. There is a chance the person calling is just calling about a Fast Food Emergency and will be off the line shortly. To some, your emergency is not as important as McDonald’s running out of McNuggets and  refusing to refund the money (even though they offered something else). Don’t worry, your call is important and will be answered after we deal with the idiot who is going to die if they don’t receive their McNuggets.

-A college student who cares

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Dear Future Parents of America,

Hold onto your hats, you could be the first generation to be able to have designer babies. We knew it was going to happen some day, well that day no longer seems all that far away. Currently, the US has no laws against it. But be careful – remember the Nazis and the Arian race. We could have a whole new Arian Race on our hands.

-A woman standing up for mother nature

A Child or a Build-a-Baby?

{ January 23, 2009 @ 8:49 pm } · { Babies, Ethics, health care, Random }
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With genetic testing coming to the forefront of medical technology physicians are beginning to see more ethical issues in their daily practice. The development of new technology is a marvelous thing, particularly in the medical world.

(Ok maybe I’m a little bias since I am going to be a nurse.)

But there is a slippery slope that can take technology into dangerous waters. (Particularly in the medical field, but anywhere really.)

What do we do once we’ve done the genetic tests? When do we say enough is enough, I don’t need to know the color of my babies eyes/hair?

With the way technology is moving we may one day have a world turning into Gattaca. (If you haven’t seen Gattaca it’s a pretty good movie, I’d recommend it.)

The day when parents can genetically engineer their children really isn’t all that far away. It’s up to us to decide if that is ok or not. Instead of having a baby, we’re going to be “building-a-baby”.

She’s Here!!

{ November 12, 2008 @ 3:40 am } · { Babies, Cousin, Growing up }
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Welcome to the world Casey Margaret!

My cousin had a beautiful baby girl Sunday night! Sadly all I get are pictures, since she’s in California and well…I’m not.

But what a beautiful little girl she is. As a college student, I’m still waiting for the right man and the right time to have children. So for now, I live through pictures and my clinical experiences (which involve taking care of little newborns).

Soon that little girl will be walking and getting into everything. And then you’ll getting ready to go off to school. (Hopefully I’ll get pictures along the way and get to spoil you a little bit!)

And then will come the years where your mom and dad will start to worry about you staying out and who you hang out with. But don’t worry I’ll always be just a phone call away.

You’ll start thinking about boys and they will start thinking about you. Mommy and Daddy will tell you that no one is good enough for you because you are their little girl and that makes you to perfect for anyone. (But don’t worry, I’ll talk some sense into them).

Soon you’ll be heading off to college, possibly leaving your high school sweetheart behind. You’ll shed tears for him, but you’ll keep in touch and visit. Your mommy and daddy will shed tears because their little girl is leaving home and going out to find her way in the world. But don’t worry. They’ll be okay. (Just make sure you call every once in a while to tell them you miss them and make sure you visit!)

As you reach more monumental moments in your life, I’ll be there to laugh and cry with you. If not right there, in thought.

But for now, don’t grow up to fast. Let Mommy and Daddy enjoy taking care of you and fussing over you. They can only do it for so long.

Welcome into the world little girl!

One Baby, Two Babies, Three Babies, Four….Five Babies, Six Babies, Seven Babies, more?

{ November 7, 2008 @ 7:10 pm } · { Babies }
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This semester (which is over half done) I’m in my maternity nursing class. This is not so strange, after all I’m in my senior year of nursing. Every week I get to spend a few hours caring for newborns and their new moms. And I love it!

What’s strange is that every time I turn around, another one of my friends is pregnant!

(I swear they’re doing it to taunt me!) I love babies, and can’t wait to have one of my own. (first of course I need to find the right man to be in my life [always the more difficult challenge]).

My cousin was married just over two years ago and has a baby on the way. (She’s ready to pop any day now!) I just had a friend from high school give birth to her little boy on the 4th (a future president perhaps?).

And of course, with Halloween having just passed, my other friends that are new moms and dads are putting up their adorable pictures of Elmo and a lady bug. (Sigh, so cute!)

What is it with all of my friends getting pregnant? What happened to the philosophy of waiting until after you’re married and have a stable career?

(Clearly old school doesn’t cut it anymore)

(There was a time when people had children young, then there was a period of time until you waited until you were older, and now it’s back to right out of college – or while you’re in college)

It’s as if the world is mocking me!

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