Thanksgiving at the Nut House

I hope all of you had a very happy and joyful Thanksgiving! Mine wasn’t all that great although I’m thankful I could dedicate my holiday to those who didn’t have the opportunity to be with their loved ones. I spent Thanksgiving at work and boy was it an eventful evening!! We had two patients who assaulted other patients. The police were called and the chaos that ensued was a complete mess to manage. One patient pulled a nice chunk of hair from another patient and a younger patient threw a folding chair hitting someone, kicked a patient, and punched another patient square in the face. Talk about drama!! In the grand aspect, it was pretty entertaining although the stress of the moment forced me into an anxiety attack. The evening was salvaged when my wonderful friends stopped by with some Thanksgiving food. My parents were in Phoenix with my grandfather helping take care of things that needed attending to since my grandmother passed away in the spring and my sister spent Thanksgiving with her new boyfriend.

All in all…It reminded me how grateful I am for my own personal mental sanity and for the amazing friends who take the time to think of me when they’re with their own loved ones.