conscious sedation

conscious sedation

some thoughts about it, and loving the phrase
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there's the big stuff and the little stuff. it's hard to tell how big the little stuff can be and sometimes one doesn't know which is which. i think i'm not sweating the big stuff but i am sweating the small stuff. well maybe it's not so small. like for example being conscious or not.

generally i like being conscious. this is in part due to being a first born girl, which in at least one culture has it's own name, WINONA. did you know that? winona means first born daughter. it's also a town in minnesota.

i like that there is a special word for what i am, for what we (winonas!) are.

we have leadership qualities that are oft admired in men but denigrated in women. okay there i said oft. do write and tell me the exceptions of which you are aware. also we have a tendency towards vigilance, or hyper vigilance, which may have come from helping our moms take care of the younger ones.

oh i'll tell you about it after a good night's sleep. there is a sweet cat here telling me to rest and allow her to practice her nursing skills. we winonas need to remember when to listen to younger and wiser women and others! good night and sweet dreams my friends....

[note: Rebecca experienced conscious sedation during her TEE. She is now under a general anesthetic during her PVI. sm 1-5-09 2:22pm]