I was so glad to wake up this morning from a quadruple misery dream. As I so often do, I was back at work in my old acute dialysis unit. Everything I touched turned to mud. About the time I realized I was working without a current nurses license, it occurred to me that all my teeth were falling out. I grabbed madly at them, trying to put them back in place. In the middle of this harrowing debacle, I realized I was shoving dirty teeth back in my mouth with unwashed hands, contaminating myself and everything around me. Putting my fallen teeth in my pocket, I went right back to work with filthy hands. I ducked my head every time I got near anyone, hoping not to reveal my toothless state. If that wasn’t enough, I felt a stab in my foot. To my horror, I realized I was working barefoot and had stepped on a needle. It was devastating.

I was so glad to wake up!