White Coat

Hey and yes it has been longer than I intended to post a new blog. Part of the reason is because I have no internet at home and the main reason is All I Do Is Study. I had the big idea I would just write this in Word and post it later when I had internet access so here is another post (finally). I’ll try to make these posts as entertaining as possible, so you all will read and comment, too.
I just took my first huge test of med school this morning (3 subjects on one test=fun!). Honestly, I just hope I pass. Okay, so test talk is boring. Cadaver talk…is that what you came for? We have dissected the back and have moved down to the gluteal and lower leg, front and back. I’m not bragging but I have really gotten good at carefully dissecting out veins, arteries and nerves. I actually enjoy it very much. I would consider going into Surgery if I was younger. Anyway. The first test in Anatomy will take the entire day our schedule says: One part written, one part practical (meaning they “tag” things and you go around and hope like heck you know how to ID it). It is gonna be killer and I mean Killer! There’s so much stuff in the back and leg (the leg!!), it’s insane. Well there I go with test talk again. Sorry bout that.
*Caution: This next part could get corny.
This Saturday is our White Coat Ceremony. Today, we had our class picture made with our coats on, out on the field on campus. They aren’t anything great, just thin white lab coats with the school’s emblem patch on the left arm. But, I was really overwhelmed with emotion as I put it on and stood for our picture. I was looking out across campus at the gold letters spelling West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, I was looking at all of us in our coats, the sun was shining. I thought about crazy shifts I worked at the hospital to go to school, I thought about my friends and family who had encouraged me along the way and prayed for me, I thought about Granny. I just couldn’t help but feel so proud and blessed to be standing there! I wish you all could have seen my smile. The lack of sleep, lack of fun, all the sacrifices were worth it right then! I know it’s only been a month in and there are years ahead of me and “all it takes is all I’ve got.” I tried to send telepathic “thank you’s” and “love you’s” and “look, I did it’s!” to you all. If you didn’t get them today at about 12:35 p.m., you’re reading it now ;)
2 minutes to midnight. Anatomy is calling my name! Please comment if you have the time.
Lori