Thursday, November 03, 2005

Sign me up!

You know you're a Public Health nerd when you start jumping up and down when a PBS special on Global Health comes on TV. I read the program description and the moment unfolded like this:

"hmm.....Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge: the current challenges facing the world regarding night blindness, nutritional deficiencies (voice starts increasing in pitch and I start jumping up and down) HIV/AIDS and Avian Influenza??!!! AWESOME!!!".

My sister called me a "total dork" and left the room :)

What can I say? I'm a dork. But...a well informed dork! I further demonstrated my dorkiness by insisting that she watch it with me; her response was "no, it doesn't really interest me". I glared at her and was actually speechless for a few seconds. I really couldn't understand how it didn't interest her....it interested everyone, right?? I asked her a few times more just to check to see if she was pulling my leg--she got annoyed. I called my dad and told him that I finally understood why she is his second favorite. HA! His response was, "well, you've always been cut from a different log". I think that was a compliment.....
My dad had called me last night when I was stuck doing SAS work in the SPH computer lab at 10 pm (ugh) to let me know the Rx series was on and I had completely forgotten about it until I was flipping channels tonight looking for CSI. Needless to say, I didn't watch CSI (which happens to be one of my favorite shows).

The program (only one part of a multi-part series) was like a mini emotional rollercoaster; moments of elation, sadness, promise, hopelessness, admiration for my fellow human beings who put it all out there and risk EVERYTHING for public health progress. Yes! I am ready to go and MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! :) As soon as I get my degree....

And, for those of you who haven't been paying attention to a little thing called Avian Influenza--it's really. scary. shit.

here's the link for more info:
Rx for Survival

2 comments:

Solomon said...

well just as a little FYI, CSI was pretty good tonight, you should have checked it out! at least you enjoyed what you did watch...i'd be the same way about a show on gars or lungfish, haha! <:><

Anonymous said...

dude, it's us against the rest of the ignorant world! 'rx for survival' was awesome - uplifting, but definitely scary and makes me realize how much work we have to do. and don't worry, you're not the only ph dork out there!