Greetings on a rainy Sunday morning. I am recovering from quite a week. After our wonderful Lombardi Gala, the week then was highlighted by the exciting receipt of our Notice of Grant Award for our CCSG. It was expected, but it still felt pretty terrific, I must say.
However, I am still feeling the psychic aftershocks of the CCSG competitive renewal process. On Saturday night, I had a work-related performance anxiety dream of the highest order. It was the day of our site visit, and I was ready to do the Director’s Overview. However, I didn’t have the cable to connect my laptop to the internet (don’t blame me for any deviations from reality in my dreamscape). Somebody found the cable while the site visitors waited. However, the laptop and the mouse kept slipping off the table in front of me. Then Clark, our youngest grandson, detached the cable from the laptop — another delay. Finally I started, but the company helping with the AV had switched the presentation, with one that had a flower-filled background and described what life is like as a Georgetown student. Then I woke up. I think I need a bit of a reset!
Meanwhile, back on Earth, I want to note that this is National Nurses Week. Complex medical care requires expert nurses, and we are very lucky to have wonderful nurses who are our patients’ best advocates. At Georgetown Lombardi, we also are so fortunate to work with clinical research nurses and coordinators who help us offer hope and tomorrow’s treatments today to our patients. They earn our appreciation every single day.
Be well, and make the world a better place this week.
Lou
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