Comments for Land of Abe

Comment on She’s a Midwesterner by Karen

Karen — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:07:47 +0000

This is absolutely hilarious!

Comment on Good riddance, 2011 by brooke

brooke — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:01:38 +0000

2011 was a bitch of a year. Here’s hoping 2012 brings better things our way. (Also, I freaking love the name Genevieve.)

Comment on Preparing to play Santa by Mike Matulis

Mike Matulis — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:23:36 +0000

I think you should become a famous author instead.
Merry Christmas to you guys. Miss you.

Mike and Linda

Comment on Change by brooke

brooke — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:36:09 +0000

I’m so sorry to read about the loss of Genevieve (I love both your girls’ names, by the way), and I just wanted to say that I think anyone who has experienced a loss like this would provide a huge service working in healthcare. Grief is such an individual experience, but it’s also really universal, and I know that compassion may be a hard-won trait, but it’s certainly an enormous asset for a nurse. Plus I love that you’re showing Eleanor that life isn’t in the planning, but in the living.

Comment on Not a Halloween post by rae

rae — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:44:15 +0000

That’s really moving. I appreciate your sharing it.

Comment on To imagine by Alejandra

Alejandra — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:39:22 +0000

Thank you Sarah. I had not read this until now…. Much love, Alejandra

Comment on Change by Brianna

Brianna — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:11:08 +0000

Congratulations on starting a new career path. It is always scary to do and I think it is wonderful that you are going back to something that you have always wanted to do. I wanted to respond to a comment you made on my blog and wanted to make sure you saw it so I hope you don’t mind me highjacking this post (although it is relevant).

What I loathe about medicine is not something you will have to deal with very much as a nurse. I tend to obsess and worry and fret about my patients and what I diagnosed them/prescribed to them/treated them with until it makes me crazy. I feel so responsible for my patients’ health even when they themselves have little regard for their own. I can never just leave work behind, it follows me home both figuratively and literally (with phone calls and follow ups and results and…). If I were to rewind time and choose another aspect of medicine to work in it would be nursing. I’m a mid-level provider, by the way (a PA, kind of like a nurse practitioner).

I think experiencing the loss of Genevieve will only make you better at being a nurse. You will have compassion for your patients that most other people will not simply because you know what tragedy really is. I know for myself that my son’s death made me a better provider, even if I don’t like being one.

Good luck on your new endeavor.

Comment on To imagine by Brianna

Brianna — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:51:40 +0000

Hi Sarah,

I just found your blog through a comment on Brooke’s post. I am always saddened to see comments from new people because I know what that means- another baby has died and another person’s heart has been broken. I am so sorry for the loss of Genevieve.