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First Year- Chapter 14/15
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We never let on that we knew about her prognosis. We couldn’t, we had intruded on her “private medical information", a HIPAA violation. We suspected we might have been thrown out of the program for it. We also didn’t want to get Dana or Alice get any more down about it than they were. Alice’s love and support brought her out of the closet about her relationship with Dana, and the obvious byproduct of that was that Dana was out o the closet too. All of Dana’s fears of negative judgment and rejection by her friends and family were unfounded. They didn’t care, they just wanted her alive.
Other than visits to Dana, it was difficult for Carmen and me to spend time alone together. She was on call every third night in the CCU. My ICU call was on every fourth. Between call and post-call and the fatigue of three months of hard rotations, if we were able to spend the night together we would quickly fall asleep. My libido wasn’t dampened by separation and will power. It was finally dampened by fatigue.
The ICU was no joke. I could see why Bette almost fell apart. These people were really fucking sick. Unlike the predictable, protocol laden CCU admissions. These admissions were complex and with multiple organ systems involved. I thought the people admitted to the floor were a challenge, but this took it to an entirely different level. Mary struggled even though she had an ICU rotation in her first year. Sean began to call the ICU, “death star” because there were so many deaths occurring in it. I could see the stress of it and our internship, finally taking its toll on him. He still has a small harem of nurses pampering him, but a challenging patient going down the tubes, brought out the nasty temper and impatience in him. Again, the ICU was no fucking joke. I could now really felt Bette’s pain. I couldn’t wait to get out of the “death star” either. Anush seemed to fair the best of us. He was very even tempered and very organized. He took everything in stride. He didn’t let it get to him. I think I saw him shaken up once. He was the super intern. There was really something wrong with him. He was just too perfect.
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S, don’t know how you do it, but you can make me see what Helena remembers and I like that very much. Helena loved Carmen but she didn’t know how much and how, like a friend, lover, or the woman who completes her. I can understand because she was still with Dylan even though she was cheating on her. And to break up on the phone,email really sucks bigtime…lol. She was right to tell Carmen what she felt even though she would get hurt. Carmen fell into her own trap IMO, and Helena didnt see it, or just didnt want to becuase it would make her more guilty that she already felt. But I say later on as she recalls that she did indeed love Carmen but will it be too late or will she have found a real love later on? Great chapter once again S!
I am continually blown away by the authenticity of the story lines. I love the dialogue and the reading the characters thought processes. Real life can be interesting and dramatic.
I hope you’re not teasing me and my dirty mind. I could use a vacation with some hedonistic sex, but I’ll have to settle for fiction. Which is why I hope you’re not teasing me. And my dirty mind. Hmmm…Helena didn’t see that coming. Maybe when she grows up a little more (or maybe has a less stressed and busy life) she’ll be better equipped to pick up on these things. And when she grows up a little more she might realize that blaming Peggy for whatever might go down, even IF she arraigned the distant residencies, isn’t fair. Now on to some serious R and R in Parrot Cay! Don’t let me down.
Oh poor Carmen, she always seems to get the shity end of the deal, oh well she knew going in. I would have liked to have seen Helena get some kind of kuddos for her call on the woman who got to pee. It’s good to have faith in yourself but in a teaching enviorment, gee, maybe at least Tina could have said something. So, Parrot Cay, full staff, go girls, have fun, details Squirl, full details please. Thank you, Md aka Oma
Carmen did the right thing, even though it hurt them both to do it. Looking forward to the vacation & how things will go with Dylan.
With Helena’s libido in hibernation until Parrot Cay, I have a feeling her mind will become very active. By the time she reaches the Caribbean, her guilt level should be just above topping off. My hunch is Dylan is drinking again to cope with the stress of her residency and being away from Helena. Maybe the two will swap sins–so to speak–and once the dust settles, move forward. So if Dana isn’t able to recuperate, doesn’t the slot need to be filled by a new resident? Any chance Peggy (with Helena’s urging) would pull a few strings and allow Dylan the chance to come to L.A.? Hmmm…