Sim 66
Sim 66 is a story created around my new, experimental Sims game set in the 1960s. As well as decking out my Sims, both PC and NPC, in groovy gear and in period houses, I'll be playing them as Boomers...
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Sim 66, part36
Judith Epstein was a young woman who liked schedules and procedure. She'd been like this all her life, much to the annoyance of her family and those who knew her growing up. She was up at 6am, did a routine of light exercises and had showered, as she had done all through her college years. Finally she put on her make up, plaited her hair and put in some contact lenses...normally she didn't wear them but today was a special day and she didn't want to lose her glasses in a patient during surgery. Yes, today was her first day of work at the hospital and if she was going to assist the best surgeons Sim City had she needed to look smart and professional.
https://i.imgur.com/YllkjtW.png
This is my serious face
Most doctors wore their normal clothes to work and changed into their scrubs or lab coats at the start of their shift at the hospital but Judith wanted to be super keen so she wore her new, fresh out of the box scrubs on the bus. She couldn't wait to start work; four years of medical school...finishing first in her class...all came down to this: An internship at Sim City's premier hospital.
Music cue 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-7DKZVKjU
https://i.imgur.com/OxP28yF.png
Get a load of me!
When she arrived at the hospital she just sauntered in, confident. She knew she belonged here, in the medical world, bursting at the opportunity to show her superiors just what she was capable of. Walking through reception, she made her way to the information desk where she saw a woman in medical scrubs manning the phones and looking through patient records.
"Dr Judith Epstein, reporting for duty" said Judith.
"Dr...Epstein?" said the woman on the desk. "Do you work here?"
"As of today, yes. Did you not see my file?"
"I haven't but I'm sure the Duty Doctor has. Let's just look through my records here....Epcott, Ephraim, ah here we go...Epstein. I see you're a first year intern."
"That's me!" replied Judith, positively.
https://i.imgur.com/5P4OQRG.png
You don't exactly lack confidence
"I'm Francesca Griffith, admin assistant. Glad to have you on board, Doctor. I'll page Dr Murakami and she'll show you the ropes."
Francesca picked up a phone receiver and put out a message over the hospital loudspeaker system. "Paging Dr Murakami...paging Dr Murakami...please report to reception please.
After a few minutes wait a Japanese-American woman with short hair and wearing a lab coat arrived in the reception area and walked over to Judith. "Ah, Dr Epstein...good of you to join us. I see you've met Mrs Griffith...now, I haven't got time to give you a guided tour of the whole hospital but it's well signposted, there's maps in every corridor and I'm sure you'll pick things up quickly."
https://i.imgur.com/CkcCPa9.png
And if you could not wave, that'll be dandy
"Now, for your first task I want you to take some food for the patient in room 2" said Dr Murakami.
"Erm, you want me to take some food to a patient?" asked an incredulous Judith. "Surely I should be studying some case notes, maybe working in the lab..."
"Oh no, I want you to take food to the patient" said Dr Murakami, matter of factly. "I have a policy where new interns learn the ropes and layout of the hospital by doing simple tasks. I don't like those fresh out of medical school...particularly ones who show keen medical knowledge but little in the way of life skills...to learn from the bottom up. Now, this meal, room 2 and pronto...Dr Epstein." she said, pointing to a trolley with a covered metal dish on it.
Judith, without saying a word, trudged over to the trolley and began to push it. Reaching the double doors to the wards, she turned to Francesca looking puzzled.
"Through those double doors and just ahead to the left...you can't miss it" said Francesca.
Judith followed the directions and found room 2. Inside was a teenage girl who appeared to be covered in spots "Early stage psoriasis or perhaps an allergic form of eczema" thought Judith to herself.
"Nurse?" said the girl, quizzicly.
"Doctor, actually. Dr Epstein. I've brought you some food."
"Oh I'm so hungry...I had an examination early this morning and missed breakfast time...I guess this is a late breakfast, maybe brunch"
https://i.imgur.com/RsZdCfx.png
Was brunch a thing back in 1966?
"Are my results back yet?" asked the girl.
Judith walked to the end of the bed and checked her notes...name, Yuki Behr, age 17. The usual medical history...nothing out of the ordinary.
"No, not yet it appears" said Judith. "But my guess is that it's an allergic reaction to something that contacted your skin. Do you by any chance frequent outdoor places much?"
"Well...no, not usually, but recently I've found a shortcut through Newcrest to my home that takes me through a lot of old heath land that has a lot of long grasses and wild bushes."
"Ah, that's probably it. If it is then there's plenty of ointments we can prescribe."
"Thank you, Dr Epstein...you're the first person here to tell me what might be wrong"
https://i.imgur.com/q4XU0zm.png
You're a groovy kind of medico, sister!
At that point there was a knock on the door. Judith said "enter" and Francesca did just that.
"Dr Epstein....Dr Murakami has got your next task for you." she said.
"Already? What is it? Does she want me to sit in on surgery? Does she want me to take some tissue samples from this patient?" asked an eager Judith.
"No, she wants you to change the IV drip of the patient in room 4."
https://i.imgur.com/pCF7Sim.png
I hate to be the bearer of mundane news
Judith let out a "harumph", put Yuki's chart back in its holder and left the room. Popping along to room 4, she was met by a VERY talkative old lady.
"Well you took your time...do you know how long I've been waiting for an operation? Do you? Well it's not good enough, do you hear? Not good enough...good grief, look at the state of you? Are you a nurse? In my day nurses looked like nurses...white uniforms and hats...now look at you!"
"I'm a doctor, madam" replied Judith, when the old lady paused to intake a breath of air.
"A doctor! What are you, 12? Tsch! And a mere slip of a girl as well!"
"I'll just change your drip" said Judith, who had faced plenty of prejudice during her medical training from older male doctors who thought that she was too young and slight to cut it as a doctor.
https://i.imgur.com/XCngG61.png
I'm crushing your head!
"I tell you what Mrs...." and she checked the patient's notes "...Kearney. I'll follow up with the surgeons on your time of operation" and with that she quickly made her way out of the room.
Lunchtime came and Judith grabbed a light snack from the cafeteria. She ate alone; not knowing any of the other staff apart from Francesca, who was still working on the front desk. To be frank, she didn't mind the solitude here and appreciated the break from all the mundane tasks she'd been assigned. It certainly wasn't what she expected on her first day as a qualified doctor.
Heading back to the reception, Judith asked Francesca what her next "arduous" medical task would be.
https://i.imgur.com/VlcGNMQ.png
Crohns? Vibration Whitefinger? The Bubonic Plague?
"Well...there is something the higher ups wanted you to do" said Francesca. "Something that will familiarise you with every part of the hospital, be more hands on and is part of the very wellbeing of the place."
"Ooh, sounds interesting...what is it?" asked an expectant Judith.
https://i.imgur.com/aPZmNPl.png
Don't tell my parents
At the end of her shift Judith trudged out of the hospital...she was disappointed that all her cases could have been handled by nurses, janitors or candy stripers but a job's a job and she would give it more of a go to prove to the "higher ups" that she deserved better. Francesca stopped her on the way out.
"Don't sweat it; all new interns go through this process" she said, sympathetically.
"Sigh...I guess. I'm still frustrated though; I want to prove what I can do!" said Judith.
"That'll come...in time. Meanwhile do you fancy hanging out for a bit after work? My husband's taking our daughter to ballet class this evening so I've got a workout session booked at Skye Fitness...and I'm allowed to bring a guest."
"Sounds good...I don't exercise much but I'm keen to give it a try. Sure." replied Judith.
"OK, see you there at 7pm"
Judith went home, had dinner and grabbed her exercise clothes. Catching the bus into San Myshuno she arrived....as she liked to do...promptly. Francesca had also just arrived and ran over to her.
"Phew! They couldn't find some x-ray at the hospital so yours truly had to locate it for them! Doctors! Anyway, I rushed straight from there to here; I didn't even have time to change out of my scrubs!"
"Hey, this is a pretty swanky place here" said Judith, impressed by the modern state of the art gynmasium.
https://i.imgur.com/N4J9mQp.png
How much do you earn?
OK...this is another long episode...I will resume the rest of Judith's day a little later on.
Judith Epstein was a young woman who liked schedules and procedure. She'd been like this all her life, much to the annoyance of her family and those who knew her growing up. She was up at 6am, did a routine of light exercises and had showered, as she had done all through her college years. Finally she put on her make up, plaited her hair and put in some contact lenses...normally she didn't wear them but today was a special day and she didn't want to lose her glasses in a patient during surgery. Yes, today was her first day of work at the hospital and if she was going to assist the best surgeons Sim City had she needed to look smart and professional.
https://i.imgur.com/YllkjtW.png
This is my serious face
Most doctors wore their normal clothes to work and changed into their scrubs or lab coats at the start of their shift at the hospital but Judith wanted to be super keen so she wore her new, fresh out of the box scrubs on the bus. She couldn't wait to start work; four years of medical school...finishing first in her class...all came down to this: An internship at Sim City's premier hospital.
Music cue 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-7DKZVKjU
https://i.imgur.com/OxP28yF.png
Get a load of me!
When she arrived at the hospital she just sauntered in, confident. She knew she belonged here, in the medical world, bursting at the opportunity to show her superiors just what she was capable of. Walking through reception, she made her way to the information desk where she saw a woman in medical scrubs manning the phones and looking through patient records.
"Dr Judith Epstein, reporting for duty" said Judith.
"Dr...Epstein?" said the woman on the desk. "Do you work here?"
"As of today, yes. Did you not see my file?"
"I haven't but I'm sure the Duty Doctor has. Let's just look through my records here....Epcott, Ephraim, ah here we go...Epstein. I see you're a first year intern."
"That's me!" replied Judith, positively.
https://i.imgur.com/5P4OQRG.png
You don't exactly lack confidence
"I'm Francesca Griffith, admin assistant. Glad to have you on board, Doctor. I'll page Dr Murakami and she'll show you the ropes."
Francesca picked up a phone receiver and put out a message over the hospital loudspeaker system. "Paging Dr Murakami...paging Dr Murakami...please report to reception please.
After a few minutes wait a Japanese-American woman with short hair and wearing a lab coat arrived in the reception area and walked over to Judith. "Ah, Dr Epstein...good of you to join us. I see you've met Mrs Griffith...now, I haven't got time to give you a guided tour of the whole hospital but it's well signposted, there's maps in every corridor and I'm sure you'll pick things up quickly."
https://i.imgur.com/CkcCPa9.png
And if you could not wave, that'll be dandy
"Now, for your first task I want you to take some food for the patient in room 2" said Dr Murakami.
"Erm, you want me to take some food to a patient?" asked an incredulous Judith. "Surely I should be studying some case notes, maybe working in the lab..."
"Oh no, I want you to take food to the patient" said Dr Murakami, matter of factly. "I have a policy where new interns learn the ropes and layout of the hospital by doing simple tasks. I don't like those fresh out of medical school...particularly ones who show keen medical knowledge but little in the way of life skills...to learn from the bottom up. Now, this meal, room 2 and pronto...Dr Epstein." she said, pointing to a trolley with a covered metal dish on it.
Judith, without saying a word, trudged over to the trolley and began to push it. Reaching the double doors to the wards, she turned to Francesca looking puzzled.
"Through those double doors and just ahead to the left...you can't miss it" said Francesca.
Judith followed the directions and found room 2. Inside was a teenage girl who appeared to be covered in spots "Early stage psoriasis or perhaps an allergic form of eczema" thought Judith to herself.
"Nurse?" said the girl, quizzicly.
"Doctor, actually. Dr Epstein. I've brought you some food."
"Oh I'm so hungry...I had an examination early this morning and missed breakfast time...I guess this is a late breakfast, maybe brunch"
https://i.imgur.com/RsZdCfx.png
Was brunch a thing back in 1966?
"Are my results back yet?" asked the girl.
Judith walked to the end of the bed and checked her notes...name, Yuki Behr, age 17. The usual medical history...nothing out of the ordinary.
"No, not yet it appears" said Judith. "But my guess is that it's an allergic reaction to something that contacted your skin. Do you by any chance frequent outdoor places much?"
"Well...no, not usually, but recently I've found a shortcut through Newcrest to my home that takes me through a lot of old heath land that has a lot of long grasses and wild bushes."
"Ah, that's probably it. If it is then there's plenty of ointments we can prescribe."
"Thank you, Dr Epstein...you're the first person here to tell me what might be wrong"
https://i.imgur.com/q4XU0zm.png
You're a groovy kind of medico, sister!
At that point there was a knock on the door. Judith said "enter" and Francesca did just that.
"Dr Epstein....Dr Murakami has got your next task for you." she said.
"Already? What is it? Does she want me to sit in on surgery? Does she want me to take some tissue samples from this patient?" asked an eager Judith.
"No, she wants you to change the IV drip of the patient in room 4."
https://i.imgur.com/pCF7Sim.png
I hate to be the bearer of mundane news
Judith let out a "harumph", put Yuki's chart back in its holder and left the room. Popping along to room 4, she was met by a VERY talkative old lady.
"Well you took your time...do you know how long I've been waiting for an operation? Do you? Well it's not good enough, do you hear? Not good enough...good grief, look at the state of you? Are you a nurse? In my day nurses looked like nurses...white uniforms and hats...now look at you!"
"I'm a doctor, madam" replied Judith, when the old lady paused to intake a breath of air.
"A doctor! What are you, 12? Tsch! And a mere slip of a girl as well!"
"I'll just change your drip" said Judith, who had faced plenty of prejudice during her medical training from older male doctors who thought that she was too young and slight to cut it as a doctor.
https://i.imgur.com/XCngG61.png
I'm crushing your head!
"I tell you what Mrs...." and she checked the patient's notes "...Kearney. I'll follow up with the surgeons on your time of operation" and with that she quickly made her way out of the room.
Lunchtime came and Judith grabbed a light snack from the cafeteria. She ate alone; not knowing any of the other staff apart from Francesca, who was still working on the front desk. To be frank, she didn't mind the solitude here and appreciated the break from all the mundane tasks she'd been assigned. It certainly wasn't what she expected on her first day as a qualified doctor.
Heading back to the reception, Judith asked Francesca what her next "arduous" medical task would be.
https://i.imgur.com/VlcGNMQ.png
Crohns? Vibration Whitefinger? The Bubonic Plague?
"Well...there is something the higher ups wanted you to do" said Francesca. "Something that will familiarise you with every part of the hospital, be more hands on and is part of the very wellbeing of the place."
"Ooh, sounds interesting...what is it?" asked an expectant Judith.
https://i.imgur.com/aPZmNPl.png
Don't tell my parents
At the end of her shift Judith trudged out of the hospital...she was disappointed that all her cases could have been handled by nurses, janitors or candy stripers but a job's a job and she would give it more of a go to prove to the "higher ups" that she deserved better. Francesca stopped her on the way out.
"Don't sweat it; all new interns go through this process" she said, sympathetically.
"Sigh...I guess. I'm still frustrated though; I want to prove what I can do!" said Judith.
"That'll come...in time. Meanwhile do you fancy hanging out for a bit after work? My husband's taking our daughter to ballet class this evening so I've got a workout session booked at Skye Fitness...and I'm allowed to bring a guest."
"Sounds good...I don't exercise much but I'm keen to give it a try. Sure." replied Judith.
"OK, see you there at 7pm"
Judith went home, had dinner and grabbed her exercise clothes. Catching the bus into San Myshuno she arrived....as she liked to do...promptly. Francesca had also just arrived and ran over to her.
"Phew! They couldn't find some x-ray at the hospital so yours truly had to locate it for them! Doctors! Anyway, I rushed straight from there to here; I didn't even have time to change out of my scrubs!"
"Hey, this is a pretty swanky place here" said Judith, impressed by the modern state of the art gynmasium.
https://i.imgur.com/N4J9mQp.png
How much do you earn?
OK...this is another long episode...I will resume the rest of Judith's day a little later on.
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