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| Long time no post.... i'm sorry this post happens to be a sad one. Our dog, Kuma passed away today. She has been fighting metastatic cancer for the past month and it came to the point that she could not enjoy life forcing us to put her to sleep. I have been rather unaffected by the events leading up to today. I stood strong for my mom and my sister ensuring them that this was the best next thing. We did not want Kuma to suffer. No doubt it was difficult making that decision. In the end, I could no longer hold myself together. At the animal hospital and in the car ride home, I had to hold everything inside in front of my mom who was devastated. I did not want to add to her sorrows. It wasn't until I was alone in my car that I could really mourn for Kuma. It will take awhile to get use to the silence when I walk up to the house, where every time I come home she would bark to greet me and roll over on her back and expect a warm belly rub. She was a wonderful friend. below: I was 18, and Kuma was a newborn 
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4 years of college and 4 years of medical school to get this...working 80 hrs a week making below minimum wage (as if I had time to spend it). I love it! I really like where I am and I somehow find myself comfortable in this chaotic hospital. Only 3 years of residency and if I want to specialize...another 3 years...so a total of 14 years of training. Worth it? to some it may not, but to me God has provided the way and has given me this opportunity to enjoy what I do. God has constantly surrounded me with supportive people and I am very grateful for that. Some say it is difficult to be a Christian...to be a "good" Christian. But I can only imagine how much harder life would be if I wasn't a Christian. | | |
| So I started my residency in Internal Medicine at LA County USC. I started off with inpatient care. I was blessed with being oncall on my first day (30hrs work schedule) and I had outpatient clinic. Well, I survived. So far I am really surprised with how much I like working there. Yeah, it's county. People I take care of are usually homeless or have no insurance and yea...nursing may not be top notch, but all in all i'm enjoying myself. My team is great. We're pretty chill and we get things done fast. The nursing staff so far has been really great. They're actually pretty nice to me. Yea, they may be slow at getting things done...but at least they don't give the new interns attitude. The patients so far have been pretty good. Really nice people and really appreciative. It's only been four days...so things may all change. I'm on call tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes. Below are some pics of my last days of my non-doctor freedom free as a bird life.... 
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| Yesterday could of been bad. Went mountain biking with my sister and a few friends at Winter Creek Trail by the Chantry Flats trail yesterday. I was riding at a conservative speed when my front wheel washed out the edge of the path and suddenly I found myself going off a 10 ft cliff/embankment. I say 10 ft by my sister and friends say it was more like 20 ft with about a 70 degree slope. In anycase, I quickly dumped my bike (which went down about 40 ft) trying to get as far away from my bike and landed feet first. With the 70 degree slope, I took a forward head first dive into a nice boulder. Luckily my football career in high school paid off and I was able to instinctively put my head down and use my helmet for the impact rather than my face. I lunged forward hitting the boulder head on, bumped my left shoulder and left hip. I was shaken up but was fine...did a self neuro check and all cranial nerves were intact and peripheral sensory and motor function were normal...pupils were equal. I walked away from a sore/scraped and bloody left shoulder and a left hip contusion. I must thank my sister for saving my life. Before the ride, my helmet was missing a fastener off the chin strap. I was willing to ride with the helmet on without the chin strap and my sister insist I have it lashed together. She improvised and got the chin strap fastened. Without the chin strap, my helmet could of came off during the fall and I would of hit the boulder with my bare head, which would equal "Bad News Bear." So for saving my life...i offered my sister one dollar. =) j/k. My sister is the best....always looking out for me. I love her very much.   
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