The final week of working at Santa Clara is now over.  Tuesday was the day when Paula, Robyn and Joanne organized a potluck at Campbell for me.  I had attended multiple potlucks there throughout the years, and this one was to say goodbye to me.  I did not have a huge appetite this time, so I just got a little bit of everything.  But it was great to sit down and chat with the people.  Over time, some doctors came in and out from other meetings to say bye too.  There were two beautiful cakes; one that Robyn had to go through some trouble picking up too.  After eating the yummy desserts and having goodbye hugs, my time at Campbell was coming to the final stretch.  I had learned so much at this facility that Campbell will always be very dear to my heart.

    On Friday, my very last day, was a busy day.  I still had a relatively full schedule to make final calls to some of my patients.  At lunch time, I also attended a Celebration of Life for one of beloved managers.  I was glad that I could have a chance to pay her my respects before leaving.  By the afternoon, I went up to see a manager and returned my key and my badge.  It felt so strange that I no longer belonged there.  I left a little bit of time at the end of the day to clean up my desk, and I quickly realized that I had accumulated quite a bit of stuff over the years.  There were some interesting things I discovered including my first year evaluation by Dr. Green that was fascinating to read.  Before long, I learned that I had to finish quickly in order to make to the dinner.  Fortunately I ran into the security guard who helped and saved me at least another round to my car.  Finally, I was done and my days with Santa Clara Kaiser had ended.

   I quickly rushed to the restaurant where Julie kindly organized a goodbye dinner for me.  I arrived just slightly late and met up with a few girls there, and slowly the rest of the group trickled in.  We got seated and we continued to chat.  It was so nice to see and catch up with everyone there, especially a few girls who I had not seen for awhile.  It was also wonderful talking with my boss Lawrence in a causal setting about all kinds of other things.  We had a yummy dinner and enjoyed great wines brought by Jenn.  Later we also ordered some delicious desserts to share among us.   With the fun conversation and great laugh, almost three hours had passed and we finally ended the wonderful dinner.  I gave final hugs to all my friends and my boss, and this was a great way to end this memorable chapter of my career.

P.s. This is a picture of me at my desk at Campbell.