hello cousin-sisters! i also highly recommend the namesake, it's a great read - even better than interpreter of maladies. complications is also pretty good. well i'm almost done with the CCU. it's been brutal, every morning i 've gone to the hospital for the past 4 days one of my patients has died. it's a little stressful though in retrospect i realize that we treated each patient as best we could. they were all old and in fact i suspect 2 of them were brain dead and we were just keeping their hearts and lungs working. there have been some victories too though, including one 60 year old man who came in with a massive heart attack and just last week walked out of the hospital in almost tiptop shape. next i start my research project which will be in electrophysiology, i'll leave it at "cardiac nerve sprouting after heart attacks." it'll be a refreshing change from clinical work and thankfully i'll be sleeping in most days and working on my own schedule. anil is busy applying to law schools, he's chosen 8 all around the country (xc michigan, sorry manasee it's a great school but we don't want to live in freezing cold ann arbor.) i am guessing he'll be moving away from la next year. happy adventures everyone - sonia
Posted by Sonia at September 18, 2004 04:43 PM Posted to SoniaHey guys, this is great that everyone posted. I'm REALLY glad to hear from all of you, you have no idea what a comfort it is. It's been about 6 weeks for me here, and I'm hitting my first major low. I've been out and about a lot more recently, but it doesn't make up for the feelings of lonliness. Yesterday I talked to BJ and he and Manasee were at a health science event together and I just got sad and really, jealous, about them being together and me being far away and I started crying! So not me, especially in my office. Anyway, this isn't a pity party or anything, and I knew it would be hard going into this whole thing, but some days are worse than others. Guess I thought I'd own up to everything by saying that while it's true that work is exciting and this is an adventure, it's not always smooth sailing. Hell, if I can't say that to you guys, then what is family for, right?
Anyway, keep posting, I love hearing from all of you and actually showed off the website to my boss a few days ago, telling her how in touch we all are - she was impressed (and loved the picture of us when we were little)
Miss you all.
Posted by: Preeti at September 18, 2004 10:40 PM