No, [I,You,We] Can’t.

It’s a Saturday which means I’m in the PICU. Today is somewhat busy, but not in the sense of admissions. More in the sense of crazy family members.
Being in an ICU, we get the normal, worried, upset parents, etc. But being in the ICU, we also get the crazy ones. So here’s who I’m dealing [...]

“See you next week”

In the PICU this weekend for another round.
Just heard a mother say ‘bye’ to her child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. She followed it up with a “see you next week!” She then told me bye and that she would see me next week as well.
Later on, he turned on the TV blasting Black [...]

Group of Five

They say when a death occurs, it always comes in groups of three or five.
Whoever said that got it right on the money. I’ve always seen this to be true…at least when working in the PICU.
We’ve lost 4 in the last 15 hours. Two were expected and the families withdrew. Two were unexpected. One was [...]

And the number of the day is….

Summer means back to working night shifts. Alas. I have to say though, Friday went by quite well.
Saturday night? Not so much.
My CRNA-friend-in-training is one of my favorite RNs to work with (when he’s not an asshole, jayplay) and I will call him Al since the other name has gotten to be quite long and [...]

Three Days.

Nursing School starts in three days. I am terrified and excited. Wow.
I bought my all white lace-up shoes for school today. Some ridiculously comfy New Balances. My mom got me an awesome digital watch with a second counter for Christmas which has been saving my life at work. I also got a nifty tape recorder [...]

Business in the front, party down the back.

That’s right. A mullet.
This is a random post about a family who was here for a day in the PICU. I’m really only putting it here for the amusement of my mother who enjoys any story where a mullet comes into play. And, well, I feel some back history is needed to put it all [...]

Greetings From the PICU

Yup, blogging from the desk again! I just wanted to write and say hello and thank you to all my new readers- thanks for all your support and comments!
Update: My 2 year old friend moved out to the floor and is going to be okay! The custody battle carries on still. Unfortuanately, there is no [...]

My Faith in Humanity…

Today I’m finally going to deviate away from politics and talk about something real. Something that really matters. Not that my general dislike for Palin doesn’t matter, but this is real talk right here. I’m sharing something that was an amazing act that touched my soul to very core.
Update in the PICU- my 2 year [...]

Working in the PICU

Working in the Pediatric Intensive Unit, you see all sorts of things. Which leads me to my topic for today: Child abuse.
We’ve got this kid who is totally beat up. I’m talking adult sized bruise mark to the gut, cigarette burns on the ankle, a mysterious patch of skin missing from the bottom of the [...]

A long day

We lost two of our kids today in the PICU. One was only seven months and the other was a mere three weeks.
I didn’t know the latter too well, but the former- I loved him. He was the sweetest baby with the softest hair. I loved going in and letting him hold my fingers and [...]