I've got my first exam in 10 days. It includes pert near everything from the diaphragm up.There is just so, so, so much information that it is inevitable to feel buried by it all. We will have a second exam five weeks later and then sit for the National Board of Medical Examiners anatomy test the next day. I look forward to October 19th (the weekend after the exams) with eager anticipation.
Last week I began meeting with a small group of people to go over practice exam questions. It has saved me! I was embarrassed at first to openly share with others how little I know, but that fear quickly faded. Someone posted on the class Facebook page a clip from Lilo and Stitch with a suggestion that our class motto becomes, "Nobody gets left behind." Yes, pre-meds, such a paradise exists! Apply broadly!
On the home front, I was able to purchase my dream home with a guest house in the back for my sister. (I know. I'm blessed.) Auntie Awesomeness moved in a week before my kids started school. I don't know where I would be without her. My husband was offered a job in our new home town a week ago and will start next week. He has been working 800+ miles away. If you are wondering if a single parent can swing Gross Anatomy without any support, the answer is a big eye-roll. Med-school is running at a pace I never thought imaginable. Unimaginable. Beyond that which is conceivable by my imagination. Kinda think I made my point. If you are a mom thinking of going to med school and don't have a big sister, I recommend you get one. Sure it might take some breaking of the law of physics to necessitate time travel, but it is really worth it.
