{"id":383,"date":"2008-12-03T12:47:35","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T18:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/laurie\/?p=383"},"modified":"2008-12-03T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2008-12-03T18:47:35","slug":"lifes-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/laurie\/uncategorized\/lifes-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Life&#8217;s Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little over six years ago I started my career as a respiratory therapist at Children&#8217;s Medical Center and a week and a 1\/2 ago I gave them my resignation.  I learned a heck of a lot while working at CMC and worked with some of the sickest kids.  I started working on the general care floors and then worked my way to the ER and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.  After about 4 years I moved to the pulmonary lab where I mainly did diagnostics and less therapeutics.  I made some wonderful friends while at CMC and will never forget them.  <\/p>\n<p>But all good things must come to an end and while the last year or so for me at my job has brought many frustrations and anger at times, I am happy to close the door on my life at CMC. By doing so, it only starts a new chapter in my life that I am extremely excited about.  I am starting my new job at the Martha Foster Lung Center at Baylor Hospital in Dallas on Monday and can&#8217;t wait.  I will still be dong diagnostics but I&#8217;ll also be more involved with the whole care of the patient instead of just diagnostic testing.  <\/p>\n<p>Lets rewind a few months shall we.  I was offered a job at El Centro college as the lab coordinator for the nursing and allied health schools back in march and I would have loved it but because of insurance reasons I couldn&#8217;t take it.  Back in September I applied for this position at Baylor and was offered it. But I turned it down.  But at the beginning of November I noticed that the position was still available on their website and I had thought about it more and I did regret turning it down and had rethought some things and decided that Baylor is where I should be so I called the manager and asked her if I could be reconsidered for the position.  She said they were interviewing so once they were done she would let me know.  Luckily, she offered it to me again!! I knew that if God had held this job open for me and it was offered to me AGAIN, then it must be where I&#8217;m supposed to be. I was a little worried because of my back and heart and my insurance not covering my past November 30 but all my worries were taken care of.  I had follow up appointments with my cardiologist and neurosurgeon (along with another catscan) the last week of November and they both said I was doing ok.  We have adjusted my cardiac meds and he said i&#8217;m good and don&#8217;t need to be seen again (Unless I need to) until March.  My neurosurgeon said my broken vertebrae are healing, not healed completely yet, healing and I don&#8217;t need to see him again unless something comes up! So yeah, I don&#8217;t have to worry anymore.  My new insurance with Baylor will kick in on Monday so just as long as I don&#8217;t get sick between now and then we&#8217;re all good.  <\/p>\n<p>So needless to say, God answers prayers and watches over us, even if we don&#8217;t feel it.  I heard a saying once that has always stuck with me&#8230;&#8221;When God is silent, He is not still&#8221;. Even though we may not be aware He is doing things in our life, He is!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little over six years ago I started my career as a respiratory therapist at Children&#8217;s Medical Center and a week and a 1\/2 ago I gave them my resignation. 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