No turning back now!
It’s the start of a new week. Monday. One more clinical day with the staff here at NMC Guam. After completing the day’s few clinical exams, Naomi & I forged ahead, completing paperwork & copying charts. We exposed the dreaded phantom image with the TLD or thermoluminescent dosimeter. This little device measures patient dosage associated with the mammography exam, and once exposed, there’s no turning back. The device gets sent to a control facility and the resultant image goes to the ACR along with all the rest of the required info. Mammography is neither for the faint of heart nor the unorganized! We were so engrossed in the work that the day flew by. 4:00 arrived & Naomi & I parted ways. She headed to her evening shift at another Mammo facility in town & I set out for a few more photographic memories.
I have driven past & around Chief Quipuha in a roundabout morning & evening these last 7 days en route to the hospital & would be remiss if he was not part of the photo journey. Haha. He is a great landmark from which to get one’s bearings when unfamiliar on the Island.
I drove to the beautiful Pigo cemetery with its statues of Christ & the apostles. A lovely, serene final resting place for loved ones with a beautiful view of the bay.
I returned to the Basilica as well for a few additional moments of contemplation, thankfulness, appreciation & gratitude in that beautiful sanctuary for all that has been fulfilled personally & professionally since my departure from San Diego. Very much looking forward to my return there to the comfort of familiar surroundings & loved ones.
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Terry,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as if all is going well there and that you are having quite an experience! We will be happy when you ae home again. Love, Mom and Dad