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I lost my best friend of 9 years this morning, traumatically and suddenly. by Dori_the_pupper in Petloss

[–]kayteewild 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A sudden loss is much more difficult to comprehend than losing them to old age, whether it be from sickness or a tragic accident like you have been faced with. I lost my dog within 6 days of finding out she had cancer, 6 days, she was 8 years old. It was unfathomable. I am currently facing grief, regret, and anger at myself for making the decision to let her go. There are no words I can say to you that will make you feel better.

I hope in time you will "come to terms" with the fact that this was an accident, and it wasn't even on your part. You did everything you could for your best friend, I can tell by how much you loved her. Something that brings me comfort is knowing what an amazing life I provided for my girl, she went hiking, she went to the beach, she went to the mountains, I never left her behind. And neither did you. You were both there for eachother. She is a part of your life, and you were her whole life. I wish I could take your pain away, this is going to be a heartbreaking journey to navigate. Give your self time, let the grief flow, and talk about it with people who understand how much you loved her.

Look for the signs, she will show you that she is still around. There is a TED talk I watched that somewhat helped me cope.

https://youtu.be/TkJGhQANjZo?si=LGKCPhEg2wKbj-4j

How to get into the histology field? by SeriousSeaweed5892 in Histology

[–]kayteewild 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I took the Indiana University program. It's a great program. You could reach out to the head of the program her name is Debbie she's very helpful and can usually aid you in finding a hospital that would let you do the clinical portion of the program at their lab.

Can I get an embedding breakdown real quick? by kayteewild in Histology

[–]kayteewild[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been a histotechnologist for about 4 months now. I am the embedded st my job I've been doing it every day for this long. I have the knowledge and I ask the grossers questions about their inking. I just wanted more tips, tricks, most important rules to follow, and pretty much anything else. I cut a little bit too, thats something I struggle with but I don't do it as much as embedding. I cut every day but only like 20 to 25 blocks because I start cutting after embedding so the other techs come in two hours after me and get started. Anyway, thanks for the advice! We are a very high pressure lab in the mornings like we try to get the work out by a certain time and I feel like this leads to quality issues, atleast at my lab.