Sounds like a bad situation luigitoilet but I guess life sucks sometimes. It's different for everybody, but I'd always choose family first. My mum had cancer 5 years ago and it was a really difficult year. I have no regrets about postponing my own goals in life during that period. I know it's different looking after somebody with a chronic disease like COPD but you'd never feel right choosing any other action that what you're doing now.
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Talking about sex makes me super uncomfortable. Gonna have to get over it, but it always has.
Had to clerk a patient today, newly diagnosed with HIV and gay. Talked about his previous partners, nature of the relationships, types of intercourse, using protection, split condoms and ohgoditneverended. On the bright side, I made it through to the end. we formed a good doc-patient relationship and he liked me.
Maybe the next time I do it, I won't cringe so much inside.