Thursday, April 26, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Rascal
For years now I have been getting my geriatric cat shaved
about once a year. I just recently
shaved her a couple weeks ago and it seems to have really taken a toll on her
or she is starting to look her age.
She will be 17 years old in just a couple weeks. But with in the last couple of days I
have noticed how skinny and sickly she is. I don’t know if I just notice it more since she has been
shaved or she really has lost a lot of weight in the last couple of weeks. Since I got her shaved all she really does
is sleep in my bed and I rarely see her anywhere else.
I use to think she would have another good couple of years
but now I feel like she has days or even weeks…A couple days ago she pretty
much stopped eating her dry cat food so yesterday I went and bought so wet
canned food and tuna. She has
eaten some but not enough to sustain herself.
A part of my feels like I should just take her to the vet
and help her move on but just the though of that makes me cry again. I’m beginning to be one of those family
members’ from work who can let their sickly hospice grandma pass on. I have had here for so long I can’t
even imagine my house without her.
I feel like since I got her shaved it has only made her
weaker and I feel like it is my fault but I have to understand that she is old
and has had a full wonderful life and understand that death isn’t always
bad. I have learned this in the 2
years of my nursing career.
Well whatever happens if she lives for another couple
days/weeks/months/years I will always love her!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Clinical RN-3
So it has been almost 2 years since I graduated from nursing school…. WOW! Is all I can say…I have accomplished so much is my short time as a nurse! At WMC there is a laddering system that has different levels of nurses based on their experience and involvement with the organization. After some research I realized I was already so involved in the organization and met the ladder requirements, all I had to do was fill out the paperwork. Back in December I filled out the paperwork and pretty much spent a whole day gathering the information and submitted it before the deadline. Then a week later I was approved as a RN-3 then another week later it was taken away because I hadn’t worked at the organization for 2 years. So I was upset that I didn’t get the recognition and pay raise that was associated with the clinical RN-3. Luckily, to my surprise my manager must have appealed it and they decided to go through a loop-hole and actually regrant me the title.
I can’t believe that I have been a nurse for such a short time and have had so many opportunities to be involved and make a different. I always wonder if I would have had this same involvement and opportunity if I were to stay in the Denver area at a bigger hospital. In the long run, I am glad I did move to a smaller, rural facility and was able to contribute to the well-being and help increase good quality care for patients.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Garden 2012
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| Tomato plants my mom grew from seed and gave me |
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| The garden plot already tilled and ready to go fertilized thanks to the rabbits. |
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
New Arrivals
It has been a busy last month in my rabbitary! Bonnie had her babies on March 27 in the middle of the night. She has had 3 babies and all black. It is amazing how big they are as of today. Here are some pics!
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| Almost with eyes open |
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| Bonnie with her 3 babies |
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| How cute! |
Today Abby had her 2nd batch of babies. A month after the tragic story of her last litter. Anyway, today she had babies early in the morning and totaled 7 babies. OMG!! She has 3 seal/brown colored and 4 broken spotted! It is amazing how much smaller they are then the other kit (litter).
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| Little "piglets" |
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| See the size difference |
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| 2 weeks older than Abby's babies EEEK! NOW I have 15 bunnies!!! |
Monday, April 2, 2012
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