[PHC Newsletter Oct. 6, 2005: Don't Fear the WTCH]
Rx for Sanity ezine
Volume
4, Issue 13
October
6, 2005
Welcome to the October 6, 2005 edition of P@ssionate
Healthcare! With Halloween fast approaching, this issue reminds
us to slow down and think about the WTCH-the Worst That
Could Happen. Remember to take care of yourself and don't worry so much
about the WTCH. Happy Hauntings!
I bit down, not with
extreme vigor. And I wish, dear readers, that I could claim to have had
a crisp fall apple in my hands, rather than the reality, a refrigerated
candy bar.
I barely managed not
to swallow the hard smooth kernel, and fished it out. At a glance, I identified
the crown, and my tongue probed my now Alfred E. Newmanesque smile. My
worst fears had happened.
I tried to wedge the
crown back in place, over the unsightly stump, hoping then to use some
dried out household cement from my kitchen junk drawer to hold it in place—nada.
It wouldn’t cooperate.
Monday dawned, and
I hied myself to Rite Aid, where I found my best friend from my years
in braces-- white wax. I fashioned a prosthetic tooth, popped it over
the stump, and proceeded to the hospital to work and hopefully not swallow
my artistic effort.
A dose of dentistry
awaits me. But ‘why worry’ (as my look-alike might say)—I’ve
already seen the WTCH- the worst that could happen.
How about you? Do
you live life dreading the worst that could happen, rather than savoring
life’s best? Remember, as my brother Robert says, “so long
as the WTCH isn’t APOCOLYPSE, you’ll likely get over it.”
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Based on the
performance by Creedence Clearwater Revival of "Bad Moon Rising" Leave
me to medical science
There's lots of bits of me to use
Assemble 'n organic appliance
Doped up by years of drug abuse
Well, I guess you know
What's afoot.. and it's a toe
There's an eyeball on the right
Drinkin' my lymph fluid with
creamer
Eatin' my spare ribs on the side
Playin' baseball with my femur
Body's useful - can't be denied
If I'm dead, it
does no harm
To re-use my left arm
There's an eyeball on the right
All right!
Don't bother keeping me together
Know I am quite prepared to die.
Nobody's gonna live forever
One eye used? Not bad, say I
So, go dissect my head
But first, please check I'm dead...
There's an eyeball on the right.
If you
have any MMM songs, share the lyrics with us at
PLRaymond@RxForSanity.com,
and we'll credit you!
A
‘Pat’ on the Back to…
To Faith Morrison
RN, BSN, CGRN and her team from the Arkansas SGNA for their super regional
conference held in Little Rock. My favorite part? Heading out post conference
with fellow speaker and new gal pal Dorie Wermers to Little Rock’s
Flying Fish Restaurant (home of the National Billy Bass Adoption Agency)
for catfish, okra, and some real innovation on the scientific application
of abdominal pressure during endoscopy. Now, my colonoscopies fly even
faster, despite those pesky redundant female colons!
The Sanity
Store: Are you
making the mistake of giving your all to medicine, and never getting
anything but a salary back?
"...
as I finished I realized I was smiling and feeling good. I guess that
reaction to a book 'says it all'."
Protect yourself
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use Don’t Jettison Medicine, Dr. Raymond’s acclaimed workbook of thirty
fun and practical exercises to prioritize your life challenges, achieve
health and financial freedom, and refocus your caregiving passion.
"Your
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and ask myself some personal and career questions (That's a very good
thing). Mostly, however, your book made me smile and laugh out loud
(an excellent Rx For Sanity). More importantly, the strategies were
realistic and achieveable." ~Lynn Perry
Too many tasks at hospital or home, and can’t
chance delegation because the task will really get messed up, and you’ll
need to do it all over anyway? Try this exercise, modified from my book,
“Don’t Jettison Medicine”.
Make a three
column table, the left column labeled: Tasks to Delegate, the middle:
To Whom, and the third: WTCH. Fill it in, then rewrite your own goals
for the day to shift these tasks off your plate and onto someone elses.
After all, the WTCH is that you can’t reassign the jobs after
all; the best, that you might find more time for the remaining tasks
that need your special abilities, or heaven forbid, to care for yourself.
After all, what’s the WTCH
Crack-U-Up
Medical Jokes
A
California cosmetic surgery practice is opening a new office where breast
augmentation surgery is done on an outpatient basis in about 30 minutes.
They are going to call the practice "Jiffy Boob."
We
thought we'd heard all the cute and clever names for breast cancer support
groups until we met a woman last week who attends a group that calls
itself "The Young and the Breastless"! You go, girls!
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Pat? Where
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will she be in your neighborhood?
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New Jersey 10/15
Honolulu, HA 10/28-11/3
Little Rock, AK 11/14
Norfolk, VA 11/15
Chesapeake VA 12/12
2006 Dates
Tuscon AZ 1/5-1/8
Austin TX 2/18
Tulsa OK 2/25
Rochester NY 3/11
Chesapeake VA 3/14
San Antonio TX 5/22
Chesapeake, VA 8/8
Albany NY (tentative) 10/14
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into Dr. Raymond's travel plans, or even to take her to lunch or dinner
(you drive, she'll buy)!
Attention
Meeting Planners! Already
booking into 2006, but still available for winter holiday parties, Dr.
Raymond brings her passionate message to "Health Yourself" to conventions,
regional meetings and Grand Rounds. Keep her in mind- even if you have
a last minute cancellation. Dr. Pat Raymond delivers high-content, interactive
programs that are lots of fun. She gives away great door prizes. And,
most importantly, she will make you look good. Call 757-547-0368, write
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