Divine providence

Who knew, that at 18, she'd be embarking on a career of a lifetime? Well, that's what's happened for one of our staffers who just celebrated not 10, not 20, but 40 (yes, 4-0) years at Madison. She has a work ethic most people don't have anymore: come to work, and do the work.

Another one of our staffers had the day off today. She was hemming and hawing between going to the gym and staying home to sleep in. Some nagging feeling just told her, "Work out, girl." There was a reason and not just to stay healthy. The middle aged man on the treadmill next to her dropped suddenly to the floor and had an MI. She did CPR with another nurse for several minutes before the ambulance arrived. The man lived.

Finally, one of our patients got a horrible diagnosis. He is living on borrowed time. He is denying it, and the way things are going, he won't get to spend his last days at home. I went into my goody stash and found several tools our team can use to help him deal with everything going on from his diagnosis.

I'm just wondering if it's just the way it's supposed to be...