Days like these ..

Today was "one of those days". For me .. that means a day that I'm up before the sun rises. At work before the sun rises. To begin caring for my patients as the sun rises. That sounds pretty normal for a work day .. true.

But remember, today was one of THOSE days. The day that I'm at my patient's bedside for three hours straight. The one where I sit only to quickly eat a meal (if possible) and chart the events of my day. The one where my feet ache after having been on them for over 12 hours. The one where my patient's vitals are constantly unstable and I'm responding to alarms continuously. The one where parents look at you with anxious, sad eyes praying for the health of their baby. The one where sometimes you have to dig deep to find the confidence to look them in the eyes and tell them that everything might not be okay.

Today I was busy. I was sad. I sympathized. I explained. I taught. I consoled. I was stressed.

And at the end of the day? I sit here thanking God for blessing me with the best job I could have ever asked for.