GO JESSICA!!
Jessica is taking her final vet school exam as I write this post. A truly final final. I am so proud of what she has accomplished in the last 4 years. And although this picture is her studying last night (and she is in great spirits in her new creamsicle shoes fresh from ebay!), this is not the true picture.
Imagine working 10-18 hour days, working with emergency cases & small animal surgery, lots of death, dismemberment, cancer, & sadness, as Cornell gets many cases local vets can’t handle. You get home at 10pm, eat something, consider taking a shower, decide not to since you are trashed with exhaustion, crawl into bed, and at 4am your beeper goes off, calling you back to the hospital for another emergency case. Repeat said scenario, off and on for 18 months, oh, its not all small animal, do get to do some of those 14 hours days outdoors & standing in cow crap!!! Lucky!!!
Jess is the most determined, intense, intelligent, amazing person I have the honor to know (and she married me!! How did that happen!!). She is officially going to be Doctor Love in a week!
I was joking with her this morning; today is your final final. I start racing in 19 weeks, Olympic trials are in 34 weeks, (December 27th & 28th) that is my final, right now my training is just studying. I am quite tired right now, repeated 2 a day training will do that, but nothing like what she was feeling during her clinical education in the hospital. At least I get to sleep, and my coach does not have a beeper to wake me at 4am to tell me “Andrew! Go run some hills! Right now!”. (If it would make me better, I would hand Boris that beeper gladly, but athletes NEED sleep, that is when we are physically getting stronger).
Go Jess! You are my Hero!!
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Congratulations Jessica! The animal world is in safe hands!
JD
You are so sweet. I have a hard time putting it all into perspective, and your post helped. I’ve been on this path for 7 1/2 years, since I decided I wanted to be a veterinarian. I can’t believe I’m about to graduate. This is really just the beginning of lifelong learning, exciting and terrifying all at once. At least I get to cheer for you on your finals - if you tried to cheer for me, I would probably say to be quiet, I have to study!
Yaaaay!! Good luck on your final final, Jessica! And congratulations! Have a great start as Dr. Love with your new job.
Carla
Congratulations!! I know it’s very very hard to study Veterinary medicine in U.S. (We are not so hard in Taiwan if compare to U.S.) And you will be a great doctor because I know you really love and care about animals. I still remember how you took care of a kitten in emergency who had severe neurologic signs and the owner gave you a picture of this kitten after he recovered. I don’t know how to describe it in English but I think only the vet who treat animals with love will recieve this present. (I wrote too much)
Good luck
祝好運(this are chinese)
Wayne
Hey Jess!!!
Its La from CO!! I remember when you started at CSU working to become a vet, and how many tiring hours you spent studying and volunteering to get in to vet school! I know you have worked very hard to become a great vet, and you have earned the Doctor Love title! I am excited to see you begin your vet path! My mom, dad, and I are all very proud of you, and know you’ll be the best vet out there!!! Congrats! Horray!!! Big Hug and Kiss. We look forward to having you in Salt Lake so that we may be able to see you in CO more often.
Love,
La