I am really worried about my dental school friend (and classmate) in the UK with his Covid-related complications. His heart has stopped beating on three occasions in the past few months, and I’m worried that it will happen again.
He messaged me on Thursday to ask how I’m doing and to let me know that he’s doing ok, and is trying his best. I messaged him earlier on today to ask how he’s doing, but haven’t received a reply yet. I pray that he’s getting stronger and healthier each and every day.
If I had continued to practice dentistry in the UK, I wonder if I would have ended up catching Covid last year from my patient as well, and with my auto-immune issues, would I have survived?
When I went to the UK to work as a dentist not long after graduating from dental school, I sustained a needle-stick injury from my patient. I notified my employer (who is also a dentist) and he didn’t really care much about it on my behalf. I went to the hospital to get tested for any bloodborne diseases and had to continue to get tested for a long time afterwards, even after I went back to Taiwan. Thank goodness I’m ok, but the emotional scar stays with me for always…
That was the last straw. I didn’t want to end up dying from AIDS, or any other bloodborne diseases from an occupation that I never enjoyed doing in the first place. Going through dental school was already tortuous, I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life working in misery and fear.
Ever since then, I’ve been on a personal journey on finding my true self. What is my purpose in life? Why am I here on this earth?
My ego still struggles to this day on letting go from being a dentist… However, it has gotten better in time…
Die doing what you love? Perhaps, depending upon the circumstances. But die doing what you don’t enjoy doing? Definitely not worth it!
I told my husband a few years ago that I wish I had never studied dentistry, that it had wasted so many years of my life. My husband told me that he’s very happy that I did, because if I had chosen a different path, then we might not have met. I was so touched to hear that. That was very sweet and loving of him…
My chiropractor asked me yesterday why not apply for my Minnesota acupuncture license and start treating patients again? It’s just a matter of me filling out the paperwork and paying the fees. It really got me thinking. However, I am torn. I’m supposed to be going back to Taiwan to help take care of my sister, and mom just told me yesterday that my sister had a relapse and had to be transferred from long term care back to critical care again. π
I don’t know what to do? Is my purpose in life just to take care of my husband and my sister, sigh? What is my purpose in life? What am I supposed to do on this earth? I am still searching…
Better in Time
~ Leona Lewis
It’s been the longest winter without you
I didn’t know where to turn to
See somehow I can’t forget you
After all that we’ve been through
Going coming thought I heard a knock
Who’s there no one
Thinking that I deserve it
Now I realize that I really didn’t know
If you didn’t notice you mean everything
Quickly I’m learning to love again
All I know is I’m gonna be OK
Thought I couldn’t live without you
It’s gonna hurt when it heals too
It’ll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I’m gonna smile cause I deserve to
It’ll all get better in time
I couldn’t turn on the TV
Without something there to remind me
Was it all that easy
To just put aside your feelings
If I’m dreaming don’t wanna laugh
Hurt my feelings but that’s the path
I believe in
And I know that time will heal it
If you didn’t notice boy you meant everything
Quickly I’m learning to love again
All I know is I’m gonna be OK
Thought I couldn’t live without you
It’s gonna hurt when it heals too
It’ll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I’m gonna smile cause I deserve to
It’ll all get better in time
Since there’s no more you and me
It’s time I let you go
So I can be free
And live my life how it should be
No matter how hard it is I’ll be fine without you
Yes I will
Thought I couldn’t live without you
It’s gonna hurt when it heals too
It’ll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I’m gonna smile cause I deserve to
It’ll all get better in time
Thought I couldn’t live without you
It’s gonna hurt when it heals too
It’ll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I’m gonna smile cause I deserve to
It’ll all get better in time
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