The sky is on fire…your world aflame. Even then…push through.

What. A. Day.

Today the hospital I work for had a network malfunction, which if you’re IT means “system failure, all hands on deck.” However, if you’re not IT, it means “danger Will Robinson, danger!” The day started out fine then…I went to the bathroom and it all went awry from there.  While in the restroom the electricity goes out (complete darkness), I stumble and bump my arm on the paper towel dispenser (black and blue mark on arm, *ouch*).  Then I hear, “my system just went dead”. What!! We are paperless! We see patients for chemo, EVERYTHING we need is on the SYSTEM it can’t be dead! So I checked it…yup dead.

Reading thus far you would think this is a post about how sucky (sorry Christmas <—one of my closest friends, she does not like this word) my day was. But no, this is not a tirade nor a diatribe. This is a post of thankfulness. Why? My coworkers ROCK! We pulled together and got it done! Patients got their treatments, appointments were keep, notes were dictated. The world moved as it was supposed to. Everyone pitched in, everyone had a hand in finding solutions. We did not waste our time complaining and grumbling, we pulled up our britches and went to work. Network failure…HANDLED.

As I sit here and look back on the day here is what I realize, this day could have been a complete disaster, but instead it was a triumph. The day’s events showed me what we (mankind) can accomplish when we pull together. When we are not whining and complaining. When we are NOT being jealous, petty or selfish…we can overcome obstacles and jump hurdles.

So what am I thankful for today? My co-workers of course (I  think we’ll tackle the deficit next ;)).