Last week at High Point but the end is not quite here

I finished my last at High Point last week. I was able to focus on oncology and rehab patients all week, which was definitely a treat given they were the patients I most enjoyed working with. It was a bit of a slower week, so I was encouraged and able to spend more time with each patient. Mostly, that meant spending time listening to them tell me about their lives and histories whether it had to do with their eating habits or not. It was great, and I loved every minute of it! One patient spent spent over 45minutes telling me stories from his WWII days in Europe. Not only was it fascinating, but low and behold I learned about where some of his eating habits came from! I am more convinced than ever that the power of listening has the ability to heal...or at least make people feel a whole lot better.

I start a one week rotation this week at UNC tomorrow focusing on inborn metabolic disorders. I feel like it will be a complete change of pace in many ways yet should also be very interesting. I am looking forward to it!