the blog i actually update frequently:

http://www.xanga.com/thefiftyone

trauma drama

12 hours.

i think i saw it all today at work.

a man dying and his WAILING family, a massive GI bleed, people yelling and screaming (sometimes at me), patients completely confused, 2 intubations, tons of foleys, a blood glucose level so high the machine couldn't read it, a 740 lb man, stitches, 2 assalts, one being an elderly woman who was beat up in her home unfound for over 24 hours, a case of bell's palsy...i saw how chronic drinking will completely destroy your liver and kill you. i learned how to differentiate between a stroke and bell's palsy. i saw more blood today than i cared to see (i honestly usually dont see that much). no telling what kind of infections i was exposed to today. i guess im building (or destroying) my immune system.

and my favorite case: a woman was confused and just kept repeatedly saying that she wanted a gift. her son kept reminding her of the gift of salvation purchased by Christ, his atonement and our forgiveness. amen. it was a gentle reminder amidst all the chaos of the emergency room today, that the LORD is sovereign.

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

Sing along here:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/btmvison.htm