July 26 - Saving Lives
What started out as a pretty normal day for me and Robin – arguing over patient care (surgery vs. meds) and her hiding behind her HIV, ended up being pretty eventful. Right now, I’m off to scrub in for surgery of an AIDS patient who came in a little earlier with acute head trauma. For a while it looked like there would be a problem providing this woman critical care. Ms. Sneed, the Administrative Pit Bull, was in our faces about the fact that the patient doesn’t have insurance and made some out of place comment about the patient’s lifestyle choices. Who is she or anyone else to judge the woman’s life while knowing nothing about her, except that she has an illness? That’s the problem with small-minded people.
Robin made me realize that a lot of people are still small-minded, ignorant and scared when it comes to HIV and AIDS. She even had me convinced that we might have a problem staffing the OR for the surgery. I was fully prepared to do it with just Robin and Epiphany, if no one showed, because we are about saving lives. It’s nice to know that Robin and I can both be wrong sometimes, especially about people. We had more than enough staff to choose from and it just reinforces my opinion that I’m in the right place. Robin even gave me a compliment. Things may just be looking up.
Robin made me realize that a lot of people are still small-minded, ignorant and scared when it comes to HIV and AIDS. She even had me convinced that we might have a problem staffing the OR for the surgery. I was fully prepared to do it with just Robin and Epiphany, if no one showed, because we are about saving lives. It’s nice to know that Robin and I can both be wrong sometimes, especially about people. We had more than enough staff to choose from and it just reinforces my opinion that I’m in the right place. Robin even gave me a compliment. Things may just be looking up.
posted by B Kizer at 4:38 PM
4 Comments:
Close minded indeed. Someone needs to throw Ms. Sneed out the nearest window and then not operate on her!
It's amazing and very sad that in the year 2006 people are still so closed minded but there it is. In reality it's one of the very big reasons why HIV has become such a bigger force to be reckon with, if people where just a little more open and bothered to learn the facts about the illness maybe so many people wouldn't be affect by it today.
It makes you think about the poor people who not only have to live with the illness day in and day out but other peoples judgement, like Robin. She was angry but not surprised at Sneeds reaction. Think about that Patrick, think about how many times she must have gone through a moment like this. -Stef
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