Day ‘3’

So technically I’m writing this at 1:30am, so you get 2 blogs again today (sorry!), but here it is. Before I proceed, I will warn you I’ve had 4 shots of Jameson and some champagne. Let’s go back into earlier in the day.

So I received a phone call from a number I did not know. Something told me to pick up this call. It was my preceptor for my FIRST APPE rotation that starts the first week of June. Yes, he reached out to me prematurely, but damn, it felt good to begin this 4th year journey! I thought since I have some compounding experience in the past that this rotation is going to be a breeze, but DAMN he dropped the ball on me. It’s been SO nice these last few days not having responsibilities and sleeping in, but once Monday rolls around, that’s out the window. I begin my last IPPE on Monday and that lasts for 9 days then a day of presentations, but that should fly by (hopefully!). So anyway back to the preceptor, he has a lot of expectations for me and what I thought would be a walk in the park may not actually be. I will be helping develop a program that allows the pharmacy to bill for DME supplies (google it). And I have to read a whole book by the end of my first week! I am a slow reader. I hope I can live up to the expectations he has already set forth for me. I am nervous and excited over here.

Anyway, I also got to celebrate two of my best friends’ graduation tonight. One of their families own a bar, so it was a huge family affair, and the other is one of EIGHT children, so there were a lot of people there! Great music and great company, and they loved their homemade gifts! After that, we went back to the house rented by my friend with the large family and MAN, did we have a blast. More great music, Vietnamese food, and lots and lots of Jameson shots. Suffice that to say that I got home safely thanks to a wonderful Uber driver. Got to talking to him and he opened up and let me know his wife had passed away last week. We then talked about blessings in our lives and man, it was a good conversation. He has 5 children, 9 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild on the way. I talked about my pharmacy journey and told him this time next year I would be the one being celebrated...all by the grace of God. This blog isn’t meant to be religious, but sometimes I just really take a step back and look at how blessed I’ve been. I literally prayed FOUR times the morning of my last final. I bargained with God that if I could just make it through this, I promised to give the best care possible to my future patients. I often end my prayers with, “You’ve brought me to it, now help bring me through it”. I want to wrap this up and head to bed soon, but I just cannot believe I am finally at this point in my professional career and I only made it here because of HIM and my family always being in my corner for support.

More tomorrow. Signing off.