Brazil seems so long ago...
So back in Toronto. Brazil seemed so long ago. They day l stepped off the flight l started orientation at Mt Sinai and boy has it been overwhelming, the information the responsibilities, the hours, the physical & emotional toll from the patient population. We learnt the basics in dental school about trauma huge swellings infections but rarely does a dentist have to deal with them cos they are usually referred to sinai. Which puts the owness on us to read up on management etc studying is no longer for exams but for the patient l am putting people to sleep on monday. As for the hours, there are several rotations the earliest ones start at 7am with the day ending at 6/7 with all the paper work. On top of that are calls at nites, so if the pager goes off at 2am we have to go in and address the case. The story is the pager has a habit of going off in the middle of the most amazing dreams. And the patient population other dentists don't want to treat There are the mentally challenged and disabled where WWF moves and tons of TLC is needed to keep them still Or the drug addict who comes to emerg in the middle of the nite with a facial swelling or street kid with a broken jaw from a fight. Residents from last year say that you become a different person, likely harsher after a year because that is the only way to cope....hope that doesn't happen to my heart. l am feeling a bit overwhelmed even as write this. l think my body became automatic the first two weeks as l didn't get a chance to rest as my first weekend was packed with weddings (surprisingly wasn't tired ....defin need another blog dedicated to that) and then the second weekend remembering dad as it has been 3 years along with the supa back.
Saturday nite after cleaning up after a BBQ l laid in my bed wondering if this was going to be life for the next year....tired and slightly brain-dead. And what about all l had learnt in brazil? The practice of the presence of God prayer ? l was reminded that it was God who had brought me to sinai and that He would give me strength ....not my own ...but his
Sunday morning God continued to show me that he was the one in control. First thing Jenn (Ng) called cos her parents were at retreat and she didn't have a ride down. Past couple months God has really blessed me with this sister who has a real passion for the campus but also youth. We picked her up and she shared with much enthusiasm her nite shift with paramedics team but also excitement from prayer and things on campus. l was wondering my energy went but also passion to serve lord. Really pray for that to be rekindled
Also realized how much l missed praying with brothers and sisters at church for our church for our community. This sunday was also the first sunday the mission team from New Brunswick would be staying in our church. Of course the word mission brought back memories of Brazil...
(palm ran out of battery here.. will finish later =p )
So back in Toronto. Brazil seemed so long ago. They day l stepped off the flight l started orientation at Mt Sinai and boy has it been overwhelming, the information the responsibilities, the hours, the physical & emotional toll from the patient population. We learnt the basics in dental school about trauma huge swellings infections but rarely does a dentist have to deal with them cos they are usually referred to sinai. Which puts the owness on us to read up on management etc studying is no longer for exams but for the patient l am putting people to sleep on monday. As for the hours, there are several rotations the earliest ones start at 7am with the day ending at 6/7 with all the paper work. On top of that are calls at nites, so if the pager goes off at 2am we have to go in and address the case. The story is the pager has a habit of going off in the middle of the most amazing dreams. And the patient population other dentists don't want to treat There are the mentally challenged and disabled where WWF moves and tons of TLC is needed to keep them still Or the drug addict who comes to emerg in the middle of the nite with a facial swelling or street kid with a broken jaw from a fight. Residents from last year say that you become a different person, likely harsher after a year because that is the only way to cope....hope that doesn't happen to my heart. l am feeling a bit overwhelmed even as write this. l think my body became automatic the first two weeks as l didn't get a chance to rest as my first weekend was packed with weddings (surprisingly wasn't tired ....defin need another blog dedicated to that) and then the second weekend remembering dad as it has been 3 years along with the supa back.
Saturday nite after cleaning up after a BBQ l laid in my bed wondering if this was going to be life for the next year....tired and slightly brain-dead. And what about all l had learnt in brazil? The practice of the presence of God prayer ? l was reminded that it was God who had brought me to sinai and that He would give me strength ....not my own ...but his
Sunday morning God continued to show me that he was the one in control. First thing Jenn (Ng) called cos her parents were at retreat and she didn't have a ride down. Past couple months God has really blessed me with this sister who has a real passion for the campus but also youth. We picked her up and she shared with much enthusiasm her nite shift with paramedics team but also excitement from prayer and things on campus. l was wondering my energy went but also passion to serve lord. Really pray for that to be rekindled
Also realized how much l missed praying with brothers and sisters at church for our church for our community. This sunday was also the first sunday the mission team from New Brunswick would be staying in our church. Of course the word mission brought back memories of Brazil...
(palm ran out of battery here.. will finish later =p )
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