Everything is so surreal right now...and it's running up my cell phone bill. I've been calling friends and relatives all day. I don't think I even got much work done at the hospital. I've been jumping up and down, smiling like crazy. I'm pretty much like Charlie, when he got his golden ticket. No, better than Charlie, I dare say.
In the same token, as I made these phone calls, I'm realizing how much I have to thank for and how grateful I am. There were times when everything just looked backwards, or I felt like I was hopelessly stuck. There were plenty of moments when I could've easily given up. But if it weren't for those special people (you know who you are, and if you don't, just remember the time you've spent with me and made me feel better when I was down...yep...you're special too) I don't think I would've made it this far.
A good doctor I know told me today that life is a series of races; that every finish line is another starting block. Another friend of mine reminded me when I called her today that the key to finishing a race is to RUN. This is a new race for me as I enter into a hard life in medicine. There's plenty of "running" in the near future, but looking at it right now, I feel that I can go on forever. A new door has opened up to me and the possibilities are staggering in number. I'm nervous, but I'm excited as all hell and I welcome this challenge wholeheartedly. I've been hungry for change for so long, it just feels overwhelming to know that I'm standing at the threshold of it...like a boy who just got a date from the girl of his dreams...
For those who prayed for me, thank you and may your own prayers be answered 10 times over.
For those who helped me, my help is yours always.
For those who believed in me, I will not let you down.
I love you all!
-CD
P.S. I was offered a seat for the class of 2011 at UMDNJ-SOM in Stratford, NJ, for those of you keeping score. Ciao.
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