I survived the night without any ghostly disturbances! After I calmed down last evening I actually settled in nicely. I opened a bottle of cab, turned on my music and started cooking. It was nice to have an evening to myself actually. I started orientation at the hospital today. It wasn't too exciting either way, but the staff was very friendly and helpful. And I had my first "Indian Taco" (a giant piece of fry bread topped with the ingredients of a taco. Yummmm!
I learned a little about reservation life. As I was taught in school there is widespread poverty with high diabetes and substance abuse rates among the tribe. Alcohol is actually illegal on reservations and people frequently go to prison for 3-6 months for drinking! Now I'm feeling like a rebel with my bottle of cab...( But for the record I'm not living on the reservations so I'm not breaking any laws). I learned there is also a high suicide rate and recent outbreak of Shigella, a nasty gastrointestinal bug. Wash your hands folks!
I was able to leave work early and stopped on the side of the highway to admire the pastures since the sun was still up. I've learned to stop and smell the roses (aka take an Instagram). It really makes life better when you take note of the enjoyable moments :)
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My first day with patients starts tomorrow...I'm sure I'll have more good stories!
I've been reading interesting things about higher cholesterol being protective against gastrointestinal diseases and suicide both. Maybe these folks need to start eating whole buffalo/cow again.
ReplyDeleteWow that is really interesting. Was it in native population? Sadly their diet is horrible. Processed foods that are given to them in rations each month.
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