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#HumanismAlways, Day 7 of 7
Have you ever written a 55 word story? Many of you have. But for those who haven't you should.
Here's how it works:
Reflect.
Think of the story.
Pare it down to 55 words.
Read it.
Read it again.
Then, get it down to 6 words.
This is mine.
#HumanismAlways, Day 7 of 7
Have you ever written a 55 word story? Many of you have. But for those who haven't you should.
Here's how it works:
Reflect.
Think of the story.
Pare it down to 55 words.
Read it.
Read it again.
Then, get it down to 6 words.
This is mine.
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55 words:
You used to dress in slim-fit seersucker suits
Elaborate paisley bow ties
and colorful socks
“The mall was my runway,” you said.
Back then, it was.
But not anymore.
55 words:
You used to dress in slim-fit seersucker suits
Elaborate paisley bow ties
and colorful socks
“The mall was my runway,” you said.
Back then, it was.
But not anymore.
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I sat with you and held your hand
Until I could see beyond your illness
I envisioned Anna Wintour
The flashing cameras
And you
Being fierce
I sat with you and held your hand
Until I could see beyond your illness
I envisioned Anna Wintour
The flashing cameras
And you
Being fierce
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#HumanismAlways, Day 6
Intern Year
Her: "You okay?"
Me: "Ma'am?"
Her: "Look like you was having a rough time when y'all were in here earlier."
Me: "Oh. That."
She was referring to post call rounds when I was presenting her case to my attending.
It had not gone well.
#HumanismAlways, Day 6
Intern Year
Her: "You okay?"
Me: "Ma'am?"
Her: "Look like you was having a rough time when y'all were in here earlier."
Me: "Oh. That."
She was referring to post call rounds when I was presenting her case to my attending.
It had not gone well.
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Her: "I thought you did just fine when you talked to me."
Me: *sagging shoulders*
Her: "But look like you started to come all unraveled when he started with all them questions."
Me: *sigh* "Yeah. It's a lot I don't know."
Her: *smiling* "It's a lot you do know, too."
Her: "I thought you did just fine when you talked to me."
Me: *sagging shoulders*
Her: "But look like you started to come all unraveled when he started with all them questions."
Me: *sigh* "Yeah. It's a lot I don't know."
Her: *smiling* "It's a lot you do know, too."
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Me: "I'm glad you think so."
She smiled at me, her wizened eyes twinkling.
Her: "You don't think so?"
Me: *shrug* "I don't know."
It had been a rough post call day. I hadn't gotten any sleep. But I was prepared. Or so I'd thought.
That is, until we started rounding.
Me: "I'm glad you think so."
She smiled at me, her wizened eyes twinkling.
Her: "You don't think so?"
Me: *shrug* "I don't know."
It had been a rough post call day. I hadn't gotten any sleep. But I was prepared. Or so I'd thought.
That is, until we started rounding.
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#HumanismAlways, Day 5
Him: "Them shoes you wearing. They some a your favorite shoes?"
Me: *looking down* "My shoes?"
Him: "Yeah. Your shoes. They your favorites?"
Me: *squinting eyes and thinking* "Ummm. . . I guess I like them. They're good work shoes for the most part."
#HumanismAlways, Day 5
Him: "Them shoes you wearing. They some a your favorite shoes?"
Me: *looking down* "My shoes?"
Him: "Yeah. Your shoes. They your favorites?"
Me: *squinting eyes and thinking* "Ummm. . . I guess I like them. They're good work shoes for the most part."
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Him: "You mean they're good work shoe for YOU."
Me: *puzzled* "Huh?"
*silence*
Him: "Look here. If them ain't your favorite shoes--hell, your ONLY shoes, then you need to go on and retire 'em."
Me: *looking down at my shoes again* "Sir?"
His lip twitched with amusement.
Him: "You mean they're good work shoe for YOU."
Me: *puzzled* "Huh?"
*silence*
Him: "Look here. If them ain't your favorite shoes--hell, your ONLY shoes, then you need to go on and retire 'em."
Me: *looking down at my shoes again* "Sir?"
His lip twitched with amusement.
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Him: "Dr. Manning you woke me up 2 different times this week with that damn squeaky shoe! And today you got both of 'em squawking? Unh UH!!"
*laughter*
Him: *pointing* "Them shoes gots to GO. Or you gon' need to kick 'em off for you get on 10A so folk can get some rest."
Him: "Dr. Manning you woke me up 2 different times this week with that damn squeaky shoe! And today you got both of 'em squawking? Unh UH!!"
*laughter*
Him: *pointing* "Them shoes gots to GO. Or you gon' need to kick 'em off for you get on 10A so folk can get some rest."
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#HumanismAlways, Day 4
Patient
“Wait—let me take off my shoes and jacket before you weigh me.”
The nurse shrugged. But the thing is—I know my weight is up. And I don’t need nothing to make it worse. .
Me: “What is it? I can’t look.”
Her: “231.6 today.”
Shit.
#HumanismAlways, Day 4
Patient
“Wait—let me take off my shoes and jacket before you weigh me.”
The nurse shrugged. But the thing is—I know my weight is up. And I don’t need nothing to make it worse. .
Me: “What is it? I can’t look.”
Her: “231.6 today.”
Shit.
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Doctor
I’m exhausted. My inbox is exploding and I totally forgot curriculum night was last night.
Shit.
I clicked through the flow sheet.
Nurse: “What you groaning about?”
Me: “Life. And my pt you just checked in gained 8 lbs in 3 months.”
Nurse: “Weight is complicated.”
Doctor
I’m exhausted. My inbox is exploding and I totally forgot curriculum night was last night.
Shit.
I clicked through the flow sheet.
Nurse: “What you groaning about?”
Me: “Life. And my pt you just checked in gained 8 lbs in 3 months.”
Nurse: “Weight is complicated.”
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Patient
If it wasn’t for me needing my medicines? I wouldn’t never come up here. Some doctors treat you like it ain’t in you to be ever healthy.
Especially if you heavy.
It’s like they give up. You can tell. I wish there was a way to just get my prescriptions and leave.
Patient
If it wasn’t for me needing my medicines? I wouldn’t never come up here. Some doctors treat you like it ain’t in you to be ever healthy.
Especially if you heavy.
It’s like they give up. You can tell. I wish there was a way to just get my prescriptions and leave.
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#HumanismAlways, Day 3
Me: "Hey there. Came by to check on you."
You: *nods*
Me: "I just ran into the Cardiology fellow. He said you said no to the echocardiogram?"
You: *nods*
*silence*
You scratched your arm, yawned, and fished around for the remote.
You: "That it?"
#HumanismAlways, Day 3
Me: "Hey there. Came by to check on you."
You: *nods*
Me: "I just ran into the Cardiology fellow. He said you said no to the echocardiogram?"
You: *nods*
*silence*
You scratched your arm, yawned, and fished around for the remote.
You: "That it?"
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Me: "I just wanted see if we could talk about it some more."
You: "Talk about what? That heart test?"
Me: "Umm, yes."
You gave your eyes a tiny roll.
You: "I told you I just did that test."
Me: "You did?"
You: "Yeah. At the other hospital."
Me: *squinting to remember*
Me: "I just wanted see if we could talk about it some more."
You: "Talk about what? That heart test?"
Me: "Umm, yes."
You gave your eyes a tiny roll.
You: "I told you I just did that test."
Me: "You did?"
You: "Yeah. At the other hospital."
Me: *squinting to remember*
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You: "And I told you." *chuckles* "Wait. I take that back. I tried to tell you."
Me: *looking puzzled*
You: "But you was in a rush. So you kept interrupting me. Like, you was acting like you wasn't interrupting me. But you was interrupting me."
*silence*
Me: "I was?"
You: "And I told you." *chuckles* "Wait. I take that back. I tried to tell you."
Me: *looking puzzled*
You: "But you was in a rush. So you kept interrupting me. Like, you was acting like you wasn't interrupting me. But you was interrupting me."
*silence*
Me: "I was?"
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#HumanismAlways, Day 2
Me: "Thanks for being honest about the cocaine."
Her: "It's cool."
Me: "You smoked it or tooted it?"
Her: "Smoked it. Crack."
Me: "Gotcha. What you smoke it from?"
Her: "Mostly a straight shooter. But if I can't find one, a can or a antenna."
Me: "Hmm."
#HumanismAlways, Day 2
Me: "Thanks for being honest about the cocaine."
Her: "It's cool."
Me: "You smoked it or tooted it?"
Her: "Smoked it. Crack."
Me: "Gotcha. What you smoke it from?"
Her: "Mostly a straight shooter. But if I can't find one, a can or a antenna."
Me: "Hmm."
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Her: "You probably don't even know what I mean."
Me: "I know what you mean"
*silence*
Her: "Man. I really need to try to get me some help. But away from where I stay."
Me: "Where you stay?"
Her: "On the east side. Like off of Candler Rd."
Me: *nodding*
Her: "You probably don't even know what I mean."
Me: "I know what you mean"
*silence*
Her: "Man. I really need to try to get me some help. But away from where I stay."
Me: "Where you stay?"
Her: "On the east side. Like off of Candler Rd."
Me: *nodding*
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Her: "Not by the mall though. Like going toward Glenwood. But not that far down."
Me: "Oh okay. Like over by the old Hodges Barbeque and the 24 hour daycare?"
*silence*
Her: *looking impressed* "Damn." *laughing* "Yeah. Exactly."
Her: "Not by the mall though. Like going toward Glenwood. But not that far down."
Me: "Oh okay. Like over by the old Hodges Barbeque and the 24 hour daycare?"
*silence*
Her: *looking impressed* "Damn." *laughing* "Yeah. Exactly."
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#HumanismAlways, Day 1
Right of refusal.
Him: “I’m shook about this spinal tap.”
Me: “Yeah?”
Him: “For real, for real. I don’t know, man.”
*silence*
Me: “What has you most scared?”
Him: *shaking head* “I don’t know, man.”
Trepidation was all over his face.
#HumanismAlways, Day 1
Right of refusal.
Him: “I’m shook about this spinal tap.”
Me: “Yeah?”
Him: “For real, for real. I don’t know, man.”
*silence*
Me: “What has you most scared?”
Him: *shaking head* “I don’t know, man.”
Trepidation was all over his face.
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Me: “I get it. A lot of people feel nervous about needles.”
Him: “I don’t even be tripping on needles like that.”
Me: “No?”
Him: “I mean nah, not really.”
*silence*
Him: “You know what it is?”
Me: *listening*
Him: “It’s WHERE you sticking me.”
He shook his head again. Hard.
Me: “I get it. A lot of people feel nervous about needles.”
Him: “I don’t even be tripping on needles like that.”
Me: “No?”
Him: “I mean nah, not really.”
*silence*
Him: “You know what it is?”
Me: *listening*
Him: “It’s WHERE you sticking me.”
He shook his head again. Hard.
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Me: *still listening*
Him: “You sticking me in my BACK. Where I can’t see.”
*silence*
Him: “How I’m s’posed to know what’s going on when I can’t see?” *mumbling* “Hell naw.”
*silence*
Me: “I could tell you.”
Him: *looking up*
Me: “Like. . . tell you what is happening.”
Me: *still listening*
Him: “You sticking me in my BACK. Where I can’t see.”
*silence*
Him: “How I’m s’posed to know what’s going on when I can’t see?” *mumbling* “Hell naw.”
*silence*
Me: “I could tell you.”
Him: *looking up*
Me: “Like. . . tell you what is happening.”
