God has led me through two of the more interesting days I've experienced in a while. It was different being on day shift. Not necessarily harder...just different. And things kept moving, which was nice. On evening shift, once about 8:30pm rolls around and just about everybody is in bed, then there's nearly nothing to do until 11:30pm. That never happened on day shift, but I didn't notice because I was occupied the whole time. It was also interesting for the fact that I got to experience a different side of certain residents' personalities. These certain residents I have in mind are definitely what we called in training "sundowners"...that is, Alzheimer's patients experiencing behavioral changes in late afternoon/evening (agitation, aggression, disorientation). A few residents that are usually cranky by the time I worked in the evenings were chipper and smile-y most of the day. What a beautiful thing to experience.
Now to forge into the rest of the week. May this Holy Week grace us all with opportunities for self surrender.
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