Why haven’t you posted anything?

Several people have asked me why I haven’t posted anything to blog lately. One of my pet peeves is to read a blog that says “sorry I haven’t posted anything lately but I’ve been really busy.” So instead of just telling you that I’ve been busy I thought I’d tell you what’s been going on at the clinic and the reason I haven’t posted anything lately, which I do apologize for! 

My head certified veterinary technician, Randy (who is in the picture) is not only an extremely talented technician, but is also fun, caring, empathetic…he’s just about everything a doctor could ask for in a technician. He is my right hand. Well, a couple weeks ago tragedy struck his family. While camping at a lake, his father was asked for help by some other campers in locating their friend who was scuba diving and had failed to mark his location. The started walking the cliffs surrounding the lake when his father saw the missing scuba diver. He turned to get the attention of the others and slipped backward falling off the cliff. He fell 2 stories landing on his head and shoulder.

Needless to say, Randy dropped everything and flew to Arizona to be with his father. I found a relief technician who helped a couple days a week and the rest of the staff filled in where they could. We survived the 2 weeks Randy was away, which turned out to be the busiest 2 weeks this year! Randy returned to work last week after seeing a small improvement in his father’s condition. He was only here a couple days when his father took a turn for the worst. On Monday, after hearing his father was in kidney failure and was put on a respirator, Randy literally dropped everything again and left in the middle of his shift to drive back to Arizona. Although this puts an extreme strain on the clinic, Randy’s place right now is with his family. I’m not sure when or if Randy will return but I will hold his position here as long as I possibly can. All of our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.

In the mean time, we welcome Christie back to the team! Christie worked at Aspen Grove last summer and just graduated as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She’s graciously agreed to help us out as long as she can. Christie’s fiancee is applying to several graduate schools throughout the country in hopes of starting in the fall. 

So what doesn’t this have to do with your pets…well, nothing really. It’s just about a day in the life of vet and the people who surround him. For those of you who pray, please say a prayer for Randy and his father.