Alexian Village
I've had my first two days of clinicals with real patients. I went in feeling unsure of myself and came through it feeling excited. The first three weeks of my clinicals are at Alexian Village. This place is totally awesome. It a retirement community with three levels of living for the residents. The independent living, assisted living, & skilled nursing care are available along with physical therapy. The residents can move from one level to another as needed. This place is renowned as one of the best retirement communities and attracts residents from many other states leading to some fascinating people.
I met one lady who was one of the first women to ever enter the marines. She told me she chose to enter the marines because her brother did. She adored her brother and wanted to do everything he did. She worked in coding. She also worked as a teacher in Owensboro, Kentucky. She is still very sharp intellectually.
Another lady told me she was married to a doctor and her hobby was painting ceramics. She had some beautiful pieces in her room. She also told me about the house where she grew up. She said she loved to help her mother do the laundry which they did in an outbuilding using big washtubs and scrub boards. They had a well right off their porch and the outbuilding was down the hill. Her father would haul the water down for them to heat. Then he came up with the idea to run a pipe downhill from the well and let gravity carry the water down.
One lady told me she owned and ran a hardware store until she was no longer able to. Her children weren't interested in the business so she sold it and moved to Alexian. Some lawyers bought it from her and use the building for law offices.
One man couldn't remember what kind of career he had. So I asked him some other questions about his life and he quite eagerly told me he loved his college experience. I asked what he majored in, and he said it was English. I asked him if he taught English and he did at both the highschool and college levels. I guess there is more than one way to get at information in their heads.
I had the pleasure of feeding one lady who was quite spunky. I soon caught on that she's sort of a favorite with the CNAs. She told me I was beautiful and she wanted to be my friend. We bantered quite a bit, but when speaking about husbands, she became quite serious. She informed me that she had the very best, and she was quite angry at him for dying so young. In speaking of good days versus bad days, I asked her for her definition of a good day. She said it's a day when you help make somebody else's day better.
These are just a few of the jewels I had the pleasure of meeting.
I met one lady who was one of the first women to ever enter the marines. She told me she chose to enter the marines because her brother did. She adored her brother and wanted to do everything he did. She worked in coding. She also worked as a teacher in Owensboro, Kentucky. She is still very sharp intellectually.
Another lady told me she was married to a doctor and her hobby was painting ceramics. She had some beautiful pieces in her room. She also told me about the house where she grew up. She said she loved to help her mother do the laundry which they did in an outbuilding using big washtubs and scrub boards. They had a well right off their porch and the outbuilding was down the hill. Her father would haul the water down for them to heat. Then he came up with the idea to run a pipe downhill from the well and let gravity carry the water down.
One lady told me she owned and ran a hardware store until she was no longer able to. Her children weren't interested in the business so she sold it and moved to Alexian. Some lawyers bought it from her and use the building for law offices.
One man couldn't remember what kind of career he had. So I asked him some other questions about his life and he quite eagerly told me he loved his college experience. I asked what he majored in, and he said it was English. I asked him if he taught English and he did at both the highschool and college levels. I guess there is more than one way to get at information in their heads.
I had the pleasure of feeding one lady who was quite spunky. I soon caught on that she's sort of a favorite with the CNAs. She told me I was beautiful and she wanted to be my friend. We bantered quite a bit, but when speaking about husbands, she became quite serious. She informed me that she had the very best, and she was quite angry at him for dying so young. In speaking of good days versus bad days, I asked her for her definition of a good day. She said it's a day when you help make somebody else's day better.
These are just a few of the jewels I had the pleasure of meeting.
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