My Career Choice

For the past week, I've been looking up requirements for medical school, and what type of physician I would like to be. It's a very difficult choice, because there are so many things to choose from. My choices are:

• Gastroenterologist
• Neurologist
• Autism Spectrum Specialist
• OB/GYN
• Pediatrician
• Pharmacist
• ER Doctor
• Nurse
• Gastrologist
• Pediatric Neurologist
• Neuropsychiatrist

Well, those are some options. As you can see, most of them are dealing with the brain. My family's medical needs are based on the brain. Mostly around my brother, because he was diagnosed with autism. Also, most of my friends have autism spectrum's  So, maybe I'll become one of them Neuro's. Ha! I also thought of helping out kids. I absolutely love kids, and I'm thinking of having my one in the future. My mother told me to wait when I have a house, and money. So, I could support my family. My mom said to take my brother once I get a house. *Sigh* Anyways, another one is based on the stomach, or anything in the abdomen. That one is mostly related to me. I have a problem with nausea and I've been diagnosed with acid reflex. I've suffered with this for.......years. And, I'd like to help people with any stomach-related problems. And some others are being in the Emergency Department, being a Nurse, and working in the Pharmacy. I understand that doctors in the ER have to work long hours. And I can understand that. But, the only thing is I'm a nocturnal person. I've always hated mornings, I love to stay up late, and the latest that I've stayed up was to 5 in the morning. Although, that was because we were traveling by car to Las Vegas and it was LONG. So, when we got there, I was wide awake and didn't want to sleep. Another thing was that it was 4 in the morning in Colorado. I'd like to be a Nurse also, because they help out the most. Without them, doctors wouldn't be able to control the patients in the hospital. Nurse kind of like....stable the environment. That's what I think of them. And lastly, a pharmacist. It looks like a simple job from my perspective, but I'm sure it's pretty hard, since you have to know which drug is which. You don't want to mess up the meds for a patient. My hand will always be on paper, but my heart will always be in the ER. Lot of people don't care what I want to be and yet they tell me what they want to be. Um, a doctor can save your life. Can a fashion designer do that? I don't think so. It can only help the society's fashion sense. The most important reason why I want to become apart of the hospital is because people are confused about the myths. Not many people don't know about autism, people think that when someone has a seizure you put something in their mouth, my classmates think that when you sneeze your heart stops. It really frustrates me that they actually believe in that. When my mother used to work in Pizza Hut before she got pregnant with me, her coworker had a seizure. They put a giant spoon in her mouth. I thought that was crazy. My mother said it was to keep them from swallowing their tongue. It's impossible to swallow your tongue. That's why you put them on their side, so their tongue won't block their airway, and they won't choke on their vomit if they do vomit. Back in middle school, my classmate thought that when we sneezed, our hearts stopped. But, if your heart stops, it won't start up again, unless you did CPR and had the defibrillators. I found out that your chest is constricted and your blood flow may change their flow, but it definitely won't stop your heart, or else, you'd be dead. A friend of mine thought what would happen if your sneezed with your eyes opened and if it was possible that your eyes would pop out. Of course not. There are some people that sneeze with their eyes open, and there would need to be a greater force in order to pop your eyeball out. The blood pressure, however, increases a bit. I said to my friend that it's natural to sneeze with your eyes closed; it's just a reflex. The only thing that surprises me is how people don't know about the special ED. I understand that they aren't around it, and they won't learn about it. It crushes me to see a special ED get teased. It really does. My brother was bullied just because of his autism. They called him "stupid," and a "moron." I dealt with the kids myself. I told them, "What happened if you had no arms or legs? Do you want people teasing you about that? He's not stupid, he has a condition that makes him lack in social activity. Knock it off. It's mean, and it's hurtful. You don't want the same thing happening to you!" My friends with mental conditions get teased for their condition. I had to explain to the people that they had autism or cerebral palsy and such. It frustrates me with the bullying in the world. I'm sure they have something to hide. They're just trying to make their lives better by hurting others. I'm actually fascinated by people with conditions. I want to know if you have autism, I want to know if you have porphyria, I want to know if you have the rarest condition ever. I'd love to shake your hand. If you got bullied, I'm sorry. I feel ya. It's hard. I mostly feel bad for the people who have conditions that change them physically. But, they're a real huge inspiration to me to become a doctor.