I had a moment of self-loathing last night.

Danny's name was brought up for a promotion - one that he has been overdue for for a long while. Unfortunately, he won't really be considered, despite all of his higher-ups thinking of him instantly, because there is the possibility that he will be moving away to follow me to residency.

I can't even tell you how heartbroken that made me feel. Danny is quite literally the hardest worker I've ever known. The man has only taken a sick day when he obliterated his ankle and couldn't walk the next day and when he's been seriously ill. He works long hours, he works hard hours and he doesn't complain. His coworkers and boss really like him and he deserves a promotion like, yesterday. To hear that he wouldn't be considered because of me, essentially, made me feel awful. He already sacrifices enough having me not be around for four years and now he can't even get a darn promotion.

I told him that I would drop all of my residency plans, only apply to the one local program and then to nearby jobs and I meant it with all of my heart. He has given up so much for me to be able to do my thing, career-wise, and now it's finally actually negatively impacted his own career, however small a ding that it may have been. I've never felt so selfish in all of my life. But of course he brushed it off, because he is the world's best husband, ever. I just don't know how I will ever repay him.

Bottom line, vet school requires sacrifices of all sorts. These sacrifices come in different shapes and sizes, but they come for just about everyone. I am so lucky that I have such an amazing husband and such a wonderful family back home. Just remember to treat the good ones in your life like the treasures that they are.