It was the Best of New Year's, It was the worst of New Year's.

I loosely borrow this from Charles Dickens. I do, however feel it is a bit fitting. You can find the rest of the quote below.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it ws the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way."


So anyway, let me tell you a story..or two.
 
One of them goes like this...
 
I had to work on New Years Eve. The whole lights on the blood draw cart thing during Christmas went over so huge.I knew I had to top it (If you are a new reader...back it up a few). And top it I would. Ya see my hubby, and I have been having over the top non-drinking New Year's parties for years. I have a plethora of hats, horns, lays, noise makers, the works.
 
Well, I must tell you, because I had to work, I made SURE that every patient in the hospital had a hat, a lay, and all had horns, and noise makers.
 
It was awesome. It was amazing. It was WAY out of hospital protocol. It was my mission to stop in EVERY room....most often blowing a horn as I entered. Yes, I did. The horn was followed by a VERY loud "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!"  I then adorned the patients with their crown, or hat of choice...as well as their horn, or noise maker of choice.
 
I had 80 year old women blowing horns, while wearing a tiara, I would joke with some of the men as I put a lay over their head(in front of their wife) " I bet you never thought you would get layed in a hospital".
 
OMG, It was SOOOO cool. Some of the patients have no family, some have family that don't come.
 
It was mostly a slow day.....I got to goof off a ton, and visit.
 
In the midst's of the fun I got called to a "code" I really think there needs to be no more explication. I was mid "HAPPY NEW YEAR!" and my phone rang...we all carry phones....all the time. I had to cut my current visit short because I had to take off my party hat...get rid of the new years stuff on my cart....and be a part of saving a life.
 
We saved the life. When things settled down a bit, I continued on my party path. I, in fact, had to call my husband to bring me more hats, lays, and noise makers.
 
I continued where I had left off before the code. I met so many people. I was so happy I could at least make them smile...if only for a moment.
 
I can tell you this.....as I got calls to draw blood on various floors....I could hear the horns a blowing.
 
Yeah, the nurses hated me. Apparently the patients chose to use their horns instead of the nurse call button.
 
I ran into one of the hospital security guys.....He let me know that the horn blowing, "Hurt his ears".
 
Whatever, the most fun for most of the patients in a long time.
 
So that was the best of New Year's...The worst will follow.