the slapdash spectacular

there is always hope

This week has felt like those first few weeks at the health center again.  I was met Tuesday morning, although pre-warned, by the front entrance and main lobby being officially opened to the public and by everything from the previous nurses station moved into random piles of papers in the new nurses station along with a busy morning of patients.  I have to admit, it won’t go down as one of the most enjoyable days of my job.  We didn’t know where anything was and we were having to initially use the old exam rooms because the new exam rooms weren’t quite ready to be used.  It was chaos!

Yesterday, although more organized, we saw 16 patients along with Truth In Love’s 7 patients that they saw.  It was terrbily busy.  We also had ABC news in doing another story about the health center .  ABC is also going to be at our grand opening on the 18th.

I feel like we all thought we were hopping on an old coal train and got on one of those extrememly fast asian trains.  Things are moving forward so quickly; much more quickly than I think any of us expected.  I am still very glad to be there but it does get a bit overwhelming at times.

In one week, we will have our official grand opening of both the Dream Center and the Health Center.  I am so excited.  I want everyone to get involved because I think what is happening in Woodlawn is amazing!  Resources are pouring in.  People in the neighborhood and the city are becoming more aware of what we are doing.  We are growing our staff but we can’t do what we do without all of our volunteer help.  So, I would love for you to join us.

Finally, I do have a quote of the week again :)  Yesterday I saw a lady who present with left ear pain.  When I asked her about it, she told me that she had had the pain for about 3-4 weeks.  She then proceeded to tell me that “it was from that sonic boom we had.”  Thus, I asked her about the “sonic boom.”  She asked me if I heard the sonic boom.  I told her that I had missed hearing it.  She asked if I “lived around here” which I replied in the affirmative.  Then she told me that the sonic boom was from “one of those storms that we had recently and then there was the sonic boom and it knocked the power out for 3 hours!”  I realized at this point that she was talking about thunder!!  I don’t know where these people come up with these things!

Much love and be sure to keep those ear plugs handy :)