Grey's Anatomy

Every dark cloud has a silver lining.  For Craig's little dark cloud of cancer, the silver lining is getting to rub elbows with a bunch of hot doctors and nurses.  It seems the University of Colorado is pulling people straight outta a) high school (seriously, we’re talking about people who completely missed out on Michael Jackson’s good years, puff-paint, and jean jackets...how are we supposed to take them seriously?), or b) America’s Next Top Model.    Most of the nurses (guys and girls) are absolutely beautiful and are all extremely competent and friendly.  Talk about making the poor guy (read us) feel completely inadequate.  And since we stay over with Craig when he’s admitted, the first thing los guapos see is a couple of poofy-haired Lawler girls in their jammies – muy attractive, indeed.  Oh well.  We’re hoping the disheveled caregiver is the new 'black' this year.  Someone’s gotta gain from this experience…is all we’re saying. ;)

 

Kidding aside, the staff at Uni-C do seem awwwfully young to be dealing with such sadness day in, and day out.  In fact, one of the social workers mentioned that she’s moving to another section of the 11^th floor to be around healthy people with positive prognoses.  She said that though she really enjoyed getting to know the patients, it was difficult to be in an environment where, for most people, there’s little hope for survival.  Fair enough.  I can’t imagine having to muster the emotional maturity to speak with families and interact with terminally ill patients at such a young age.  They work three days on and four days off, partly because the burn-out rate is so high.

 

Anyhow, I just think the whole situation there is rather interesting.  Uni-C is a real-life version of Grey’s Anatomy.  Thank God, the residents there seem a tad more competent than Izzie and the like, though we wouldn’t mind McDreamy!  --J