http://susy.waxelastic.com/ No sleep for the wicked. en-us 2005-04-20T22:50:22-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000180.php I am currently taking care of a woman who weighs over 400 pounds. This has made me discover some things about myself...I have a phobia of morbidly obese people. Is there a term for this? I attempted to google it,... susana 2005-04-20T22:50:22-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000175.php Every morning, from 6-8am, I round on my patients. I go into their room, wake them up from their frequently interrupted slumber, startle them, and proceed to grill them about how they spent the night. Did you get any sleep?... susana 2005-03-31T22:16:59-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000173.php I have been working in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for the last month. The MICU is a place where most people are already in the process of dying, and as doctors, we try to do what we can... susana 2005-02-23T22:39:48-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000172.php I have been away for awhile, mostly consuming my time with work. For those who don't know, I started my job as an intern at a major medical center in NYC 6 months ago. Since then most of my days... General Banter susana 2005-02-22T21:42:47-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000028.php Our hospital is on the complete opposite side of Quito. The four of us that have to get there have decided that sleep is more important than money. Therefore, we share a $4 cab ride(about 20 minutes) to the hospital... 2004-02-22T15:56:21-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000024.php Yesterday I began working at the Hospital del Sur- a 500-600 bed hospital on the southside of Quito. Because it was our first day yesterday, we had to go with the directors of the program to get everything set up.... 2004-02-17T13:23:21-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000021.php Well, I have to catch you up on lots of exciting things. So, on Tuesday, as I stated previously, I hiked up Fuya-Fuya with friends. I just wanted to clarify some details. We hiked up 500 meters, which is about... 2004-02-15T15:38:10-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000020.php Happy Valentineīs Day everyone. To my husband...I love you too. I have been informed that my entries donīt read very well. I just thought that I should explain that I am usually very rushed to make my entries and I... 2004-02-14T22:17:25-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000015.php On Monday we visited a clinic in Otavalo named Jambi Huasi which practices traditional medicine. We met with the director of the clinic and saw a video about the clinic. After the video we got to meet all of the... 2004-02-11T12:37:55-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000011.php So, I don't want you guys to think that all I am doing in Ecuador is just going around touring everything and not doing any work. We have been doing work with practicing our spanish, but the problem is that... 2004-02-09T17:31:03-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000008.php Early Saturday morning we boarded a bus and headed north to the highlands to Otavalo. We were taking the Pan American Highway - a pretty significant stretch of road that starts in Alaska and goes down to Chile. On the... 2004-02-08T15:56:45-05:00 http://susy.waxelastic.com/blog/000006.php It's my third day in Ecuador and I have already been to two major cities...not on purpose. My flight down to Ecuador was pretty nice since I got to go business class (thanks ma and pa weinstock!). However, I had... 2004-02-06T21:16:04-05:00