Hi Gang,<br /><br />Well, I went the whole weekend on call without a page.  I should have been here at night, chatting with you, Cheryl...was worried about having to be at SF General.  I just can&#39;t handle these 24 hour<br />stints like I could ten years ago.  I can remember, back then, working my regular day shift, then<br />doing cases for an additional 16 hours, and putting in another day shift.  Granted, I probably wasn&#39;t my sharpest...but I did it.  Now, I can barely get home from the hospital.  Sometimes, if I&#39;ve been<br />in all night and am in the office days, I have to pull out the mat we keep there - and snooze a <br />couple of hours before I can make it home&#33;<br /><br />Cheryl, Jeremy is fine.  His job is so interesting.  He&#39;s been to Argentina twice - once for a week, the second time he stayed three weeks because they had three different patients.  These are terminally ill cancer patients, who meet their trial criteria.  They receive one dose of the medication and he is <br />responsible for monitoring it all.  He&#39;s been to several cities for the dosing-  - returning to Buenos Aires from Thursday to Sunday in between.  All his expenses are paid, including a &#036;50/day meal allowance and he ususally stays at the Buenos Aires Marriott.  He is well paid regardless of whether he&#39;s working or not - and has his regular job at Lowe&#39;s when he&#39;s home.  They understand that he may have to leave at a moment&#39;s notice.  Not bad for a 23-year-old.  His Spanish was always excellent but you should hear him now&#33;  <br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2339245960101341621vOaVUR" target="_blank"><img src="http://inlinethumb61.webshots.com/41596/2339245960101341621S425x425Q85.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a><br /><br />This is Jeremy&#39;s Cal Poly graduation - him with all the hair and his brother, Alex ( now 26 ), with none&#33;<br /><br />I&#39;ve been up watching the Galveston devastation - my poor friend, of course, still hasn&#39;t been able to go back to see what awaits her but she is certain her beach cottage is no more.  Since she is a <br />prof of nursing, I imagine they will have her back as soon as possible but who knows whether they<br />can even have students for some time.  I almost feel guilty planning a Mediterranean cruise when so <br />many are facing tragedy such as this.<br /><br />Mary Lou, good for you, doing your heart walk in high temperatures&#33;&#33;  I have so much respect for<br />folks who do this sort of thing.  I have a good friend - a criminalist who is also an attorney ( lots of<br />overachievers in the forensic area ) who always does these three day walks for breast cancer every<br />year.  I am not much of a walker but I am happy to contribute to the causes of those who are.<br /><br />I made a vow NOT to sit at the computer all day and to get some tasks done...that will probably go the<br />way of most of my resolutions.<br /><br />Take care, friends....glad to be visiting again.<br />