I can say this weekend was life-changing.

On friday I had my first Standardized patient interview. I had to interview the actor/patient on their problem and also perform a physical examination including eye tests, reflex tests, and blood pressure. It was A LOT harder than I thought but it was really fun. It was hard because my patient was this really big woman and it is REALLY difficult finding a pulse in a thick arm. Also I had to tell her she was obese according to the BMI chart and that feels awkward lol. But she gave me a perfect score and I enjoyed the process a lot even though I was nervous.

Saturday was studying. Chilled with Maryann (the venezuelan first semester girl). MUST STAY FOCUSED. I studied with Alyssa too, randomly because she went to the computer lab I was and woke me up from napping while I was trying to study. Funny times. It's cool that we're talking more this semester. Not in a I want to get with her type way, but just in general.

Sunday was amazing. In the morning I went with the Ross Catholic Students Association to the nearby town of portsmouth and was involved in running a clinic. I had REAL patients! I was a floater so I had to help at various stations. I did patient interviews, eye exams, and health and nutrition work (there were approximately 70 patients attended the clinic). The patients were all local people from the Church of St John and St Louis. It was some next spiritual thing. I really felt like I was doing the Lord's work while also learning first hand the joys of being a physician. After that I had a volleyball game against Maryann's team LOL. My team won. Then Church was soooo good. Father Sharpless (our resident priest) literally started singing during homily and got everyone off their seats and singing. The choir was legitly on point too. I was able to spend the afternoon and night catching up with school and I killed my demonstration today.

After a mad stressful week where I felt behind... All I needed was some inspiration. Looking back, I was selfish last week and I expected people to cater to my needs but after catering to other peoples... I felt like my needs were addressed as well.

Stay Blessed.
-Paul