What a crazy week. HAPPY HALLOWEEN
I was in the hospital monday for chest x-rays, because they thought i had pneumonia. but the x rays came back negative, then i was in the ER wednesday for the same pulmonary infection, and potentially a kidney problem. so i had to stay overnight at Saint Barnabas Hospital. literally the worst establishment ever made, completely unprepared and ill equipped for anything! every single diagnosis was ludicrous and the service was terrible i sat in my bed for 24 hours straight with out a single procedure done so eventually i asked to leave. but never fear i got the name of a pulmonologist so i will just go see that specialist. nevertheless i was able to attend 3 classes all week so i have a lot of work to do this weekend.
Last night was a lot of fun i napped and then went out with my peers in costume to get food. but i got work done friday, so i am not overwhelmed. but i missed two GOindia events which makes me sad, because it is the only thing i do weekly that i enjoy. the core classes are necessary, but they are not interesting despite teachers best efforts. I have great teachers (in case they are reading haha) but the subjects themselves simply don't intrigue me. :\
This weekend i also went to an awesome lecture at our law school about how technology (text, facebook, blogging) effects the relationships of my/out generation. it was really cool. Unfortunately, today we are all afraid of silence, because we fear that we might have something incredible to say or that in the quiet of our minds, we might not like who we are.... well you needn't fear every person has something incredible to share, an idea, a story or accomplishment, share it! And if you find you don't like the person you are becoming or are, then you have already taken the first step towards healing.
My fear: that i have a more serious medical condition under my pulmonary infection
My hopes: this doctor can see me this week
Low:the hospital
High: the get well card from my GO team
looking forward to No Shave November?
i am.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
10/24/10
Sorry i didn't update yesterday, it was parents weekend so my parents were up to say hello.
I think that i might be getting sick again! i was pretty sick at the beginning of the summer, and i have a wracking cough again so tomorrow i am going to the health center to try and get antibiotics, because i can not get pneumonia again! Last time i coughed i had a rupture in my manege seal and had to get pseudo-brain surgery up my nose to fix it! but that is a story for a different time!
I am frustrated because no matter how hard i try this weekend my blood sugar will not come down.... i hate the weekends and week days when its almost like i am immune to insulin. But i think it is because i am getting sick. I guess i shouldn't complain because without my diabetes, i would never have enough self confidence to travel to india!
I have been thinking about it a lot and which work site of mother teresa's i want to work in and i think the one which will most challenge me is the Home for the sick and the dying. It will be very very difficult for me if I am in the rooms and holding peoples hands and giving them water. But i think i will apply to work there because if you never challenge yourself, you never truly achieve success. Success is the ability to inspire people around you to realize they are outstanding. its like that old saying about light in the darkness, you can be the candle or the mirror; i don't think it matters which as long as you aren't the darkness!
High: Having breakfast with my parents, and them telling me they are proud.
Low: the homework i have
Fear: my blood sugar will never come down!
Hope: my parents get home safe.
I think that i might be getting sick again! i was pretty sick at the beginning of the summer, and i have a wracking cough again so tomorrow i am going to the health center to try and get antibiotics, because i can not get pneumonia again! Last time i coughed i had a rupture in my manege seal and had to get pseudo-brain surgery up my nose to fix it! but that is a story for a different time!
I am frustrated because no matter how hard i try this weekend my blood sugar will not come down.... i hate the weekends and week days when its almost like i am immune to insulin. But i think it is because i am getting sick. I guess i shouldn't complain because without my diabetes, i would never have enough self confidence to travel to india!
I have been thinking about it a lot and which work site of mother teresa's i want to work in and i think the one which will most challenge me is the Home for the sick and the dying. It will be very very difficult for me if I am in the rooms and holding peoples hands and giving them water. But i think i will apply to work there because if you never challenge yourself, you never truly achieve success. Success is the ability to inspire people around you to realize they are outstanding. its like that old saying about light in the darkness, you can be the candle or the mirror; i don't think it matters which as long as you aren't the darkness!
High: Having breakfast with my parents, and them telling me they are proud.
Low: the homework i have
Fear: my blood sugar will never come down!
Hope: my parents get home safe.
Friday, October 22, 2010
An Invitation
Dear America,
I am going to India later this year and I wanted to invite you on this journey with me! In 70 days (including today) with my university I will be flying the 24hours through Dubai air port, to Calcutta, India. Me and 10 students will work with the Missionaries of Charity in the 5 houses that mother teresa herself founded. So daily i will try and tell you a fear of mine, a high and a low and one hope. I can not promise that they will be epic or life changing i.e. "i hope to end world hunger".... (as if) they will probably be more like "i hope it doesn't rain tomorrow!"
I hope you enjoy this journey with me and i hope you can grow to a greater appreciation of what it means to be a global citizen! Honestly America if i could offer you one piece of advice it would be get out of America for a little while! Travel is an amazing experience and possibly the most character building, rewarding endeavor I have ever done.
I am not trying to deceive you, traveling isn't alway easy, or stress free and the destination isn't always pretty, or affluent, but get to know the people and it will be life changing! Like i said to my friend julie "Travel can enchant and educate; give insight and intellect! Send your children out into the world and you will be amazed by the developed, intelligent young adults it will give back to you." The world is a blessing few have the chance to behold.
Any ways i have work from 5 till 1 am tonight so that stinks.... but i have this blog now so that is cool.
High of the day:
talking to my sister! you know the feeling when you have a meaningful conversation with someone, which unfortunately doesn't happen that often, and you don't want it to end? well that happened to me and it was awesome!
Low of the day:
got a B+ on a midterm which i could have gotten and A- on but i handed it in one day late :( don't get me wrong a B+ is awesome, but i wish i could have been better on my game.
Hope for tomorrow:
getting a great dinner with my parents and sister for family weekend
Current Fear:
Traveling to india with diabetes, honestly my diabetes is not in as good control as i wish it were, i am healthy, but i could be HEALTHIER! so that is what i am working on and it doesn't matter what your A1c is 6.5 or 11.2 just having this chronic disease can be nerve wracking. I know i can do it, because i have done it before, Senegal was no picnic with the heat and lack of electricity sometimes, but me and my synthetic insulin made it through that so i am going to be fine... but that is just what is on my mind.
also, i will be changing names, but don't worry my stories will still be true and interesting (i hope!)
Namaste
ALG
I am going to India later this year and I wanted to invite you on this journey with me! In 70 days (including today) with my university I will be flying the 24hours through Dubai air port, to Calcutta, India. Me and 10 students will work with the Missionaries of Charity in the 5 houses that mother teresa herself founded. So daily i will try and tell you a fear of mine, a high and a low and one hope. I can not promise that they will be epic or life changing i.e. "i hope to end world hunger".... (as if) they will probably be more like "i hope it doesn't rain tomorrow!"
I hope you enjoy this journey with me and i hope you can grow to a greater appreciation of what it means to be a global citizen! Honestly America if i could offer you one piece of advice it would be get out of America for a little while! Travel is an amazing experience and possibly the most character building, rewarding endeavor I have ever done.
I am not trying to deceive you, traveling isn't alway easy, or stress free and the destination isn't always pretty, or affluent, but get to know the people and it will be life changing! Like i said to my friend julie "Travel can enchant and educate; give insight and intellect! Send your children out into the world and you will be amazed by the developed, intelligent young adults it will give back to you." The world is a blessing few have the chance to behold.
Any ways i have work from 5 till 1 am tonight so that stinks.... but i have this blog now so that is cool.
High of the day:
talking to my sister! you know the feeling when you have a meaningful conversation with someone, which unfortunately doesn't happen that often, and you don't want it to end? well that happened to me and it was awesome!
Low of the day:
got a B+ on a midterm which i could have gotten and A- on but i handed it in one day late :( don't get me wrong a B+ is awesome, but i wish i could have been better on my game.
Hope for tomorrow:
getting a great dinner with my parents and sister for family weekend
Current Fear:
Traveling to india with diabetes, honestly my diabetes is not in as good control as i wish it were, i am healthy, but i could be HEALTHIER! so that is what i am working on and it doesn't matter what your A1c is 6.5 or 11.2 just having this chronic disease can be nerve wracking. I know i can do it, because i have done it before, Senegal was no picnic with the heat and lack of electricity sometimes, but me and my synthetic insulin made it through that so i am going to be fine... but that is just what is on my mind.
also, i will be changing names, but don't worry my stories will still be true and interesting (i hope!)
Namaste
ALG
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