Whoosh

I don't know if it's this particular rotation or it'll be the same for the rest of the year but things are really busy! Especially in Vinnies (yea, the aussies love to give nick names).

On average, I leave home at 715 and come back at 630! And still find that I don't have enough time to clerk patients or schedule other tasks we need to do. Lina and I were contemplating of coming back on Sat just to fit in some things. Things are a bit more laid back at Prince of Wales hospital though, I often leave before my housemate even wakes up and come back to find my housemate playing his games online...

But Oncology rotation has really been good. I've learnt a lot more, especially human-wise (does such a word exist?! haha). And be challenged to verbalize Jesus.

Even though I often say that I want to be a doctor who uses her occupation as a means to share the gospel, I'm often too cowardly or too polite to really talk about Jesus; so I end up being very courteous and try to be caring....which is not wrong but at the end of the day, the patient just thinks I'm a nice medical student..and that's about all.

Yet because of how my family has been affected and all, I am little bit bolder now.
Because I think there's nothing to lose

I won't say I'm that great in sharing about God..haha..still very awkward and stiff. And sometimes too busy to really talk to the patients about how they are feeling.

My patient was discharged yesterday for palliative care at home. He has been really helpful to me to allow me to ask him endless questions and examine him even though he's terminally ill. Wanted to see him just before he got discharged and pray for him..but he was already discharged by the time I got there. Too bad I thought; walked down to go home.....and low and behold, he and his wife were at the reception area walking to go to their car!


Anyway, all I did was to pray for his wife. In the parking lot. Don't even know what to pray for without sounding insensitive. Don't know what diff it makes. But it's a big improvement for a coward like me. ;)

Look at my chilli plant! Won't need to buy chillis if this succeeds. I hope it doesn't die on me though...always forget to water it when I get home late.