The match, that is.
We got so wrapped up in the what-ifs and then-that's of the many different situations we could end up in come match day that I think we were unprepared for the reality that where D matched might not change much at all. Pittsburgh? Harrisburg? We built match day up as an altar to change, so we weren't really ready to see that we'd be staying in Philadelphia!
D matched at a hospital here that he really likes. He rotated there for emergency medicine and in the ICU. He found the interns and residents really knew their stuff, yet still had a lot of fun together.
It's a good program for us: we can stay at our church. It's a night float system. Two of our friends matched there as well (in different speciality, but still). At least one of the residents D got to know is staying as an attending.
So now we begin the changes that we weren't preparing for as much: looking for a house in Philly. Thinking about moving expenses. Making plans for graduation without the stress of being mid-cross-state-move. With a sassy toddler. You know, normal stuff.
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