> When in the Navy, as a Sr. corpsman,..... Keith, thank you for all you did for our country.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith_w" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > Rick Womer wrote: >> I haven't chimed in yet, largely because my chosen >> occupation has kept me really busy lately (there are >> 570-odd unread PDML messages in my mailbox, too!). >> >> I'm a physician, specifically a pediatrician, and >> still more specifically a pediatric oncologist. Yeah, >> I know, what a drag--a friend and colleague said that >> when she told people her specialty at cocktail parties >> it was "like dropping a turd in the punchbowl." > > I can understand that... > >> I really like what I do, though. I -never- have a >> boring day, we can cure most of our patients, and even >> when cure is out of reach we can make things better >> for them and their families. And, the thrill of >> getting Christmas cards and baby pictures from >> grown-up kids I treated 5 or 10 or 20 years ago is >> wonderful. > > Brings a smile to my face... I know the feeling! > >> From the time I was in high school, I wanted to be an >> academic physician--patient care, teaching, and >> research--and that is exactly what I'm doing. So I >> consider myself very, very fortunate, in that way and >> many others. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Rick > > When in the Navy, as a Sr. corpsman, (6 yr. in grade) I worked on the > oncology wards, adults at one time, pediatrics another time. > In pediatrics, we had hydrocephalics (is that bad word?) and other sad > maladies... > > The kids killed me! > Taking care of terminal CA patients was bad enough, if they were adults. > Taking care of the little patients was absolutely heart rending! > > Thinking of some of them today brings tears to my eyes... > I just couldn't do that for a living. I'm a bit too much of a softy! > > I ended up training to be a Surgical Nurse, and loved it. > Orthopedic and thoracic teams... > Since it was Korean War time, we got some of the worst of the patients > from the field, but overall, we did very well. Saved all we could, and > then some! > > keith whaley > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
