Back in Brooklyn.....

Wait...how can I be back in Brooklyn if I never left??? Well, I have been MIA the last 5 weeks and never posted that I went home for 3 weeks. The busy life of a medical student...no time to blog ;)

Okay, so where did I leave off....oh yes, I was at Maimo for emergency medicine. Well, that ended. My last day was July 30th. Overall, the rotation was awesome and I enjoyed everything from the environment, to the people, to the patient population. I could definitely see myself as a resident at that program. Lets just hope they could see me as that too!

On the 30th, Furry made a surprise visit to NYC!! Not a surprise for me, but for him. Mom had told him I was coming to Albany on the train and they were going to pick me up. Once they got to Albany, mom gave furry his ticket to NYC. Only problem, she gave it to him like 15 minutes before the train was departing....he freaked!!! Furry's entire world was turned upside down...he took the surprise well though. We spent the weekend walking around...saw the Intrepid....saw the Natural Museum of History...saw the WTC....saw True Blood! Then on monday we headed back home.

I get home to find my dog does not look good. In short, I took him to the vet...vet finds enlarged lymph nodes all over his body....vet takes blood work....blood work shows liver and kidney failure...vet is highly suspicious of malignancy....we decide as a family to make him comfortable with medication and food....one week later Geddy can barely stand and vomits all of his food...I have to put my dog down :( Very sad day, but I am happy I had the chance to see him and to be with him when it was his time. He was a very good dog....my buddy...and he will be greatly missed.

I though mom would take Geddy's death poorly but Z-dog has been a wreck. She wouldn't go outside unless once of us went outside too. She wasn't eating. She wasn't moving much. She looked depressed. So, my mom got a new dog!! I didn't get a chance to see it in person because she got it the day I left (today), but it apparently is a very sweet, docile dog and that is exactly the kind of friend Zoey needs. Hopefully they hit it off and Zoey gets back to being the fun loving dog she was before Geddy departed.

Of course, while home I got to see some friends....Mit, Alana, Laura and many others :) I went to Enchanted Forest with my family for my mom's birthday. I saw Dr. Hess and Lynn...love seeing them!! And I relaxed a little...but not too much because I also had to finish my application for residency, which I am almost done with. Just need to nail down that Personal Statement...

So tonight is off to True Blood at Professor Thom's :) :) And tomorrow, I start my next rotation, Emergency Medicine at Methodist. I am really excited!! Although the 3 week vacation was much needed, I secretly miss the hospital....shhhh, don't tell any of my 4th year friends ;)

Everyone have a great night and I will talk to you all soon!