I am so very sad about the horrible shooting in Connecticut. Poor babies...when something like this happens, I have the urge to go there, to see if I can help. Maybe when I retire, I can work for the Red Cross or something...
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Fire in the OR! The operating room...we have dozens in our hospital, but the Cardiothoracic operating rooms are like something out of a futuristic movie. Tons of equipment and monitors and fluoro...and flame sources. Last week, an accident happened and a fire started in the OR. The operating nurse worked like a top, actually stomping on and smothering the flames...hurrah for them! Big excitement, as the fire trucks came, and firemen came through with axes and the whole shebang.
Lots of cancer patients lately...pulling on my heart strings. Slowing down on cardiovascular surgery, I guess because of the holidays. But the nursing stuff never ends, and I find great joy, mostly, in my work. One particular patient cannot eat due to extensive surgery until after the first of the year...I feel for him!! Poor fella...when he can eat? You can bet he will have ANYTHING he wants!!!
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Have a great day, all!!!
Julie
19 comments:
Your blue quilt is melting my heart : I adore it!
I love your quilt! I am trying to finish up a Christmas quilt, make a bathrobe for my husband and then go out of town on Saturday. Have a merry Christmas!
The Blues is beautiful :-) Really gorgeous how those strings add such interest.
I finished sewing and mailing for Christmas. So last night I sewed up blocks for a little girl's quilt to send for someone whose home was in the path of Hurricane Sandy.
I'm working the rest of the week and off for Christmas. It should be interesting! Hope your holiday is full of peace and joy!
Blues looks wonderful.
I have a long list of things to do when I hit retirement, I just hope I have the health and $$ to contribute like I want to. Love the Blues....
Wow! Julie! The quilt is fantastic!!
Your blue border blues all those blue totally together. Great pick!
I work full time and still volunteer for Red Cross. Just show up and tell them what hours you have. They will find you a space... Blues is wonderful.
Love the blue scrap quilt!
I am not at all ready and freaking out a bit...which will turn into freaking out a lot by the weekend!
Haven't given a thought to life next year, but hope to do so next week.
Beautiful blues--and I love the border fabric!
Love it....but then I have never been disappointed with your quilts!
You do so much good in your job now, you don't need to join the Red Cross, most people do their bit in some way, even if it is small....there is way more good than negative.
I always wonder what they would do with the patient on the operating table if an emergency occurred.
Love the blues! It's so gorgeous! I have big plans for next year! My resolution for 2013 is to have a quilt completed for everyone I love! You seen the Island chain I'm working on, I have another like it in a different colorway, then a twister quilt in batiks, and another twister in florals. There will be a string quilt in my future as well.
Can't wait to see your mystery quilt!
Wonderful blue quilt!!!You do so much good at your job now that they probably won't let you retire!!!
The blue quilt is wonderful! Have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year, my friend!
I love this blue quilt! And I enjoy reading your anecdotes from work too. Have a Merry Christmas!
Julie, love your blue quilt. I'm thinking that you have probably blogged about the pattern source, but don't remember. Could you refresh my faltering memory? I'm thinking it would make a great scrap quilt for 2013. Merry Christmas!
It's always quite something when the fire brigade have to come into the hospital, causes quite a stir for the patients but even more excitement in our Psych unit, because generally it's someone who has left their bathroom door open and had a long hot shower and the steam sets off the alarm in their room! Have had a couple of fires in our ED Dept too, (usually caused by one of ours unfortunately!) We're not the most popular dept in the hosp LOL!!!!
This year a large number of our pts will have Day Passes on Christmas so at least they'll be able to enjoy spending time with loved ones, for those who have to remain in hosp, the staff are great with trying it make it a special day for them! Have a happy and safe Christmas!!!!!
LOVE that BLUE - it's time I make something like it - thanks for great inspiration!
Fires - OMGosh!
I wish YOU a very Happy New Year!
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