Re: Looking Deeper

["msmith_01" <msmith_01@msn.com>]

Let's all be realistic about why we all got into flying.

The bad weather,  bad smells, up all night, walking through mud, snow,
manure, having to  smile and say thanks when the sending facility really was
not doing so good, air sickness, turbulence, hard landings, landing short of
your destination because of unforcasted weather....yeah that's why I started
flying.

I'm a medic but had to toss in my comments.

Thanks,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: susan nittinger <suziqfly@yahoo.com>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Looking Deeper


>
> Mike,
>      I can remember being a 1st semester senior in
> nursing school. My critical care instructor, at that
> time, hated my "care plans."  She told me I would
> never make it in critical care, and maybe I should
> rethink my nursing career.  Four years into my major,
> and now I have to rethink my career. Ha Ha
>      I was introduced to a flight nurse who had come
> in to do a lecture on trauma care.  She and I spoke
> for a long time. She told me never to give up my
> dreams and aspirations.  I could do whatever I wanted
> to do.  I wanted to do what she did. Six and a half
> years later I am sitting in the back of an ambulance
> with my partner and her orientee. It turns out the
> orientee was the very same nurse who had done my
> lecture 6 years prior.  She started flying with us
> after a hiatus.  We had come full circle. I told her
> how much her words encouraged me.  I admired her for
> believing in herself and me, the lowly nursing
> student.
> She is a big part of why I am a flight nurse.
>      Yes, I love being 2500 ft off the ground! Yes, I
> love the autonomy! Mostly, I like knowing I can make a
> difference;  Whether it be to the critically ill and
> injured, or the nursing student, high school student,
> EMT, new flight personnel, etc.  Sorry for rambling.
>                                     Sue
>
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