Thursday, April 17, 2008

Could it be...

As I last posted I am at a fork in the road as to where I will be this time next year. Well prayers have been answered and an amazing opportunity came my way!!!
As many of y'all know I work at the local level one trauma center which also happens to be a teaching hospital for the Air Force CSTARS. These folks are on three man (both men and women- a doc, RN and RT) teams that transport the wounded from Iraq to Germany and then to the good old US of A. While these wonderful individuals are at my hospital they learn how we handle our head injuries as well as train in their spare time. So a wonderful nurse who was assigned to me and my patients told me about an opportunity to work in an ICU at a base in Germany.....as a civilian! I would get the experience that I truly want and I feel will benefit me to no end, as well as getting to travel to far off lands, ie over seas.
I did some research and the nurse whom I met on Wed, yes this just happened Wed, will give me her card and help me in the process. I am truly at a loss for words as to how all this has happened. I think my parents will be happy that I am not going to be placed in "harms way" and I get the trauma experience that I was working for by joining the armed forces with out actually having to join, kinda.
I am not sure what my plans will be once I take this leap but I truly feel that this is the answer God has given me to my prayers, as well as to those whom have shared this journey with me.

Love ya,
Rachel