Sarcifices

Vet school is hard on the student.  It also requires sacrifices on the part of people who are close to the student.  People handle this experience in different ways.  The most common response is not getting it…  not understanding that vet school is different than every other experience. This leads to hurt feelings, guilt, and possibly sabotaging the student, not because they are trying to, but because they don't understand.

Then there are responses that reveal the people who love you.  My husband is one of those (and I know there are many of you out there).  Just supporting me quitting my job was above and beyond the call of duty.  He supports us both and puts up with me being away. He never complains – not even a little.

But that is just the tip of the iceberg. The reason he is so overwhelmingly amazing is he completely supports me through the mental and logistical challenges of this experience.  In the last 4 days he:

·         Put up with a mental breakdown in the middle of the night (yup, I woke him up)

·         Went to AT&T to try to get my phone (that I dropped in water) fixed

·         Then went to the Apple store to get a replacement phone (across town)

·         Installed and learned Skype so he could still talk to me

·         Comforted me through a bad test grade

·         Got my car washed

·         Drove halfway to school to meet me for dinner (about 45 minutes) after going to let the dogs out

·         Picked up a prescription for me

·         Offered to adjust our weekend schedule to go to Starbucks to study with me every weekend so we could spend time together while I study

On top of all of this did I mention that he is a law firm attorney who works about 10 – 12 hours a day (at least) and takes care of our 2 dogs and our house.  I am not sure how he does it, but I know I don’t deserve it – no one possibly could.  I am so thankful we found each other.