After match, we hung around town for a few days, spending time with friends and family, and then headed out to Round Rock TX to visit my dad and step-mom. It was really fun! We mostly hung out, just spending quality time together, enjoying the beautiful weather! We went to Lake Travis to have dinner and watch the sunset, saw a comedy show downtown, and even sat on a dock drinking micheladas! It was really refreshing and nice to spend time with them.
When we got back we started a class focusing on substance abuse. I will try to remember to blog more about that later, but I will say it is incredibly interesting. I think Jordan and I will be continually faced by many different patients with dependencies ranging across the spectrum. So far we have learned about physicians and their struggles with substance abuse, some about adult problems, adolescents with drug problems, even pregnant mothers with substance abuse problems. I must say that I believed this was a disease before this class, but I am now even more convinced of the chronic, relapsing nature. People with drug or alcohol problems should not be judged as criminals. Rather, we as physicians have an obligation to recognize their disease and help them through the challenges it brings to their lives.
Lastly, a few words about today. I mostly wanted to post a link to another blog that was referenced in church today. http://peterrollins.net/blog/?p=136 is a link to Peter Rollins blog post. I found it to be a fascinating description on his beliefs of the resurrection. I hope the words strike you as much as they did for me, but if not, that's ok. Hopefully anyone reading this knows I try very hard to not have a "holier than thou" attitude. I try to be nonjudgemental, and as loving and accepting as I can. Mostly, I just wanted to say how blessed I am to have such amazing friends and family. I hope everyone had the chance to spend time with loved ones today!
~vaya con Dios
