Here it is. The last major push of the semester. All I have to do is pass in two weeks and it's all downhill from there. I'm so tired, but I'm going out full blast because there's no turning back. The light at the end of the tunnel is in sight and I can see clear through now. Two weeks and the worst is over. Twelve weeks and I have my degree. From there.....I'll worry about it when I'm done with the tests.
July 25th...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
on death
Last night I went to the morgue as part of my A&P2 class to get to view a body. Yep. There are certain things that one you see them, they cannot be unseen. When it comes to a morgue visit, that includes smell and feel. I picked up a human brain, held a cross section of cancer-ridden liver and put my hand inside of the chest cavity of a cadaver.
The coroner explained that it was a female (obvious) about the age of 54. She had fallen and hit her head, causing a brain injury from which she died. She had no children or insurance, so the family couldn't afford to bury her, and there she was, a donated body on a slab. He said he'll keep her about another year before she get cremated. I felt bad for her in a way, but she is there so that people like me might learn. A pre-med student could learn basic anatomy off her body, and later use that to save who knows how many lives. Her life may have been sad, and ended even worse, but her contribution to society on that cold slab may be incredible. Makes me wish there was an afterlife where they kept a tally of the footprint you leave.
Yeah? The guy that cured cancer? I was his med-school cadaver! How cool is that?
The coroner explained that it was a female (obvious) about the age of 54. She had fallen and hit her head, causing a brain injury from which she died. She had no children or insurance, so the family couldn't afford to bury her, and there she was, a donated body on a slab. He said he'll keep her about another year before she get cremated. I felt bad for her in a way, but she is there so that people like me might learn. A pre-med student could learn basic anatomy off her body, and later use that to save who knows how many lives. Her life may have been sad, and ended even worse, but her contribution to society on that cold slab may be incredible. Makes me wish there was an afterlife where they kept a tally of the footprint you leave.
Yeah? The guy that cured cancer? I was his med-school cadaver! How cool is that?
Sunday, April 20, 2008
3 weeks left
And only two really count. Tomorrow, I go to the morgue for A&P2. But this is the last stretch until finals in 3 weeks. I must make C's in everything to pass. If I pass this set of exams, I'm good for Summer graduation. I must focus like a sniper on my target.
July 25, I'm coming dead at you.
July 25, I'm coming dead at you.
damnit one more try.....
Diet went in the toilet after one week. I'll start fresh tomorrow. If not, next week I go back to Atkins and them maybe switch to a better balanced plan once I get where I need to be.
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