Cherry Mish Mish!

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Oh little town of Fargo

How much I learned from thee. 

And each day at Sanford Health,

My patient's passed me by.

Yet in thy dark street shineth,

My sister and I bonded.

The 9 weeks past so quickly,

And now I'm home tonight.

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Silent night, not quite,

Wagner house, is very bright.

Round yon cards and games each night,

Puzzles, jokes and plays so wild.

So much fun together

So much fun together

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My time in Fargo was awesome, mainly because I got to spend time with Laura. I did enjoy the setting I was in but am not sure if the Rehab setting is right for me, but I did enjoy all of patients. They included:

1. A Latino goofball with a stroke and the most contagious laugh
2. A quiet clever guy with an anoxic brain injury who never laughed at my jokes
3. A giggly, smiley lady with a subdural hematoma who baked delicious treats
4. A guy who thought his leg was put on backwards but worked really hard
5. A cute old lady with a stroke who was always sleeping
6. A boy with a rare condition who made fun of me for being a Chelsea FC fan (Kyle's favorite patient, of course)
7. A crazy yet kind guy with a cerebellar stroke who required a lot of redirection from his talks about elicit drugs
8. A self proclaimed piss and moaner with an above knee amputation who could talk your ear off
9. A tiny woman with a stroke and her uncontrollable left arm who she named Fido
10. A hard working woman with a stroke who had corrective lenses that looked like toilet bowls
11. An adorable woman with a subdural hematoma who was always cold
12. A farmer with a freak Spinal Cord Injury with indescribable motivation

It has been nice to be home with our entire family here. Ashley flew in from Seattle last Sunday and as the song above describes, all we have been doing is playing card games, board games, watching TV and movies and completing a 2000 piece puzzle of the Neuschwanstein Castle. We went to the play Cinerella at the Ordway in St. Paul last night. It was fun to dress up, go out to dinner and experience some culture. The play wasn't the best, but we still had fun. I also got to see the Lettenberger's. They were at the same place for dinner last night. Seeing them made me miss my U-14 team a lot!

It's Christmas Eve and as one of us girls used to say as a kid.... Cherry Mish Mish! 

I pray that you all have a blessed holiday season. 

soooo my life is lame

i honestly had to ponder for a while what i was going to write today. i will say this... i feel like in the picture on my title screen i should at least be at the pole down there by now. i mean its like im standing still!

although time is creeping by this past week, i am one week closer to being half way done with my rotations.

One of my favorite photos from Elena and my Europe trip. Totally didn't
see the guys in the background

my clinic has actually been pretty fun. we get a huge variety of diagnoses and each patient presents with their own quirks that make them exciting or weird to spend time with.

1. i have a young patient who is a soccer fan believe it or not, so therapy has revolved around dribbling a ball around cones, passing, kicking and discussing soccer. he is also a manchester united fan and i'm a chelsea fan so he likes to make fun of me. i let him because i have to... after all i don't think my CI would appreciate me arguing with a patient. 
2. i have another gentleman who is really goofy. he likes to giggle all the time. he wears a lot of silly t-shirts: one that has McLovin's driver's licence on it and my favorite one that says-- 'have you seen my zombie?' and then you flip the shirt over your head and its a zombie face. its pretty neat.
3. i have an ADORABLE elderly patient who is honestly the sweetest woman ever. she is always cold and wears a pink crocheted shawl to therapy every day. when we walk she hums music and when i ask her what song she is humming she says 'ooooo i don't know'
4. i have another older woman with stroke who is sooooo tired and sleeps through therapy :) she also sneezed on me today during the 2 minutes she was awake haha. but shes awesome



Seesters

5. my last patient is an amputee patient. shes super chatty but it will help the time pass. plus, its cool to see something different!

laura and i have hung out a couple of times this week... well pretty much everyday. monday we went to the coffee shop. i studied my new boards review book while laura did some schoolwork. tuesday we played indoor soccer. it was a blast. i scored and also had to stop and catch my breath numerous times. wednesday night we went out to dinner, to the advent service at church, then went back to my place to watch survivor and modern family. tonight we are at the coffee shop again together listening to live music. 

im excited to have a weekend with nothing planned. i am exhausted.