Laura Fernsten

While hanging out with Nathan last night, he seemed upset that I hadn’t blogged in a while, even though i’m pretty sure I have more posts than him

What’s new in Laura-land?
I applied for the Huntsman Cancer Institute internship ! I talked to my teacher and he said it was highly competitive, but since my father passed away from cancer, I have experience that nobody else has, and I would be able to relate to other people and if they were dealing with cancer in their families, etc, and he said because of that I have an edge over everyone else, so cross your fingers !

While waiting for that, I don’t know what i should so this summer… take classes and work, just work, go home (ehhhh)or what to do!! I could take the majority of my classes during spring, but summer the teachers kind of peace out. I have a feeling that I need to stay here though. Summer I could still work for catering and get a second part-time job to save up some green. Decisions, decisions. I wish I could just be like Alice in Wonderland, smack my head, have a bizarre dream, and when I wake up, and know exactly what I want to do in my life. Wouldn’t it be nice!?

I have realized that I am getting a bit frustrated with some people in regards to my condition. My friends don’t seem to understand that I can’t physically do some things anymore, and they still keep inviting me and trying to get me to go running, bowling, etc. And it’s frustrating that they don’t understand chronic pain and people who are dealing with chronic pain. any advice to help them understand?