Poop and prejudice

Im back in with Mr Eddy again today.
Although yesterdays shift was predominantly uneventful i did managed to squeeze in one of the most nastiest things ive ever seen. Pun intended.

This particular incident involved poop.
Hence the title.

There was so much poop involved that it spilled out of the diaper on to the bedspread. This nastiness was only enhanced when one nurse looked at the other nurse and I and mouthed the words "Its warm".

It would seem that my boredom, lack of stimulation or combination of the both has caused me to suffer from an acute case of prejudice.

I must say for the record that I am generally left wing in my political leanings. I believe in womens rights, the rights of minorities, the rights of teh gayz, right to religion blah blah blah. Everyones got rights but the hippies. I digress. It seems that my political leanings and all the understandings that come with them have been dropped for 12 hours.

The section in which i am stationed is predominantly women. As a result it is quite noticeable when there are men around. I have seen two men, both of which have caused me to laugh out loud at their vivacious swishy ways. Its obvious that these traits are only characteristics of a small part of the gay community which is equally vibrant and diverse as the hetero community. Regardless, I cant help but giggle like a school girl.

My particular favorite moment came from a porter who was dressed as if he was a customer at a night club. His elongated S's would put Buddy to shame. For some reason i was thrown off by his terrible haircut as arent all gay men supposed to have impeccable grooming and style. Obviously one notable exception would be Robin De Groot of Restaurant Makeover fame. Then again this is Halifax we are talking about.

Another incident in which i found myself passing judgement involved a Jehovahs witness Rep who had come to visit my patient.

I had just been reading an article on the religious nut Bruce Balfour, who had returned to Canada after a short stay in a Lebanese prison. He had been planting ceders so that they could be harvested to build a second (3rd?) temple in Israel as a means of making way for the second coming of Christ.

Crazy.

Anyways, thankfully i had not made any comments to my patient about crazy christians, as moments later he was visited by his 'friend'. He left me with some pamphlets about bullying in schools and passage into Jehovah. What the former could do for me, a 23 year old male, or my patient, a bedstricken man with intestinal problems, i do not know. As for the latter of the two pieces, i suppose it might lend hope to Mr Eddy- as i know there is no hope for me. I will say that he was polite, especially when he thanked me for my contributions to Canadas Healthcare system. Dude, im getting paid to do this. Paid poorly. Its money none the less.


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