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Re: Thanks cheerleaders - I survived THE SPEECH! (a typical Ginger
From: Joan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:41:59 -0500 (CDT)
Way to go, Ginger. I guess I shouldn't be suprised but it is great that
someone in that very room needed to hear what you had to say.
I would love it if you would just go ahead and post your lecture. You've
aleady told us that it is long. those who wish to avoid it are already
forewarned, the rest of us would love to read it.
Thanks and congrats
Joan
At Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Ginger wrote:
>
>OK, first the bad news:
>
>1. I was in the bathroom every 15-30 minutes from the time I woke up
>this morning until about 10 minutes before my speech. (thank God for
>Imodium AD)
>2. I was so nervous about rambling on with medical terms that would
>lose everyone that I ended up leaving some stuff out.
>3. The frat boys were snickering in their little stuck-up, gelled
>haired, overly tan, Tommy Hillfiger wearing huddle when I was done.
>(surprise, surprise)
>
>All in all, not so bad. Now, here's the good news...and ladies it's a
>whopper! YEE-HAW!!
>
>After class, my professor's teaching assistant came up to me and said
>"You have scared the hell out of me." I must of looked confused, so she
>added "At my last check-up, the nurse practitioner mentioned PCOS to me
>and after hearing your speech, I'm sure I have it." We ended up talking
>for quite awhile and I tried to do a lot of comforting and apoligized
>for scaring her. I told her all about my buddies and gave her this web
>address as well as PCOSupport's. I'm going to take some printouts to
>her next week. THE MAIN GOAL I HAD IN GIVING THIS SPEECH WAS FULFILLED
>- I GOT THE INFORMATION TO SOMEONE WHO TRULY NEEDED IT!!!!!! YIPPEEE!
>She is still quite young, 22 I think (she's getting ready to start grad
>school), so she is really worried about everything. I think she had
>information overload from the speech. I explained a lot of things to
>her and stressed that this is not a death sentence, if indeed she does
>have it. I had noticed since the beginning of the term that she had
>"the look" (sorry if I sound closed-minded by saying that), you know a
>little extra weight mostly in the middle, acne scars, and a bit of upper
>lip hair. I have such a hard time keeping myself from approaching
>people who I think has symptoms, so it was a little victory that I
>reached someone without having to say "Hey, I think you might have
>PCOS". So, despite all the stress and suffering, I am feeling really
>good about doing this.
>
>Thanks to everyone who has cheered me on - I think I would have
>chickened out had it not been for "my girls". Actually, I probably
>never would've had the nerve to think about choosing PCOS as a speech
>topic if it wasn't for all the support, information and encouragement I
>get from this board. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
>
>Paula had requested a copy of my speech, and if anyone else is
>interested, let me know and I'll e-mail it to ya. If there are a lot of
>people who are really interested, I could post it here, but I didn't
>want to hog all the space with my long-winded speech, since you're so
>gracious as to not pummel me for my long-winded posts. I guess you're
>used to my blabbering. Anyway, let me know if you're interested in "a
>written transcript" (just like Oprah! LOL)
>
>Thanks girls - I love ya all!
>
>--
>Ginger
>
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