Ummmm....what?

live it

It's been a strange week at work. I went in on Tuesday and found the mood to be particularly mellow. I later found out that a member of our team had been in a car accident and was killed.

Natalia was an RN. She was vacationing in Lake Havasu, Arizona with her husband to celebrate their anniversary and new pregnancy when they were T-boned into a camper trailer at 70 mph. All involved, including 3 others from the camper were killed.

Get this. The date was 06/06/06.

I didn't know Natalia that well, but she was nice to me and nice to her patients. She had this cool Russian accent and warm demenor about her. May you and your husband and unborn baby rest in peace, Natalia, RN.

Working on our unit, you kind of expect things to go a certain way, but when things like this happen, it's really a shocker. It makes you realize that life is fragile, that everyday is not promised to us, that everyday that you are here, you should be appreciative of it and live it to the fullest.

It's also reminds us that we should tell the people we love that we love them because it's nice to hear it and acknowledge it once in a while.

Love you!!!

posted by Gwen @ 8:42 AM