(Idea courtesy of Meg - my favorite Nurse!)
It is Nurses Week.
Normally I don't really acknowledge my job much.
Like Meg, I have a difficult time really talking about my work.
There are a lot of layers.
Emotionally, mentally.
It's a lot easier to smile and shrug things off when asked about my job.
Which I Love. Love. Love.
It's a lot easier to smile and shrug things off when asked about my job.
Which I Love. Love. Love.
I am also not a crier, especially at work.
I can count on one hand (okay, really probably 2 fingers) the number of times I have cried at/because of work.
This does not mean that I am not 100% emotionally invested in what I do and the patients I see every day.
I cheer for them, I commiserate with them, I fight my hardest because they are fighting their hardest. Every single day.
I am in awe.
This video is exactly what I LOVE about Oncology nursing.
(Because there is nowhere else I can picture myself working...)
The nurses are fun.
They aren't afraid to dance with you, or for you. Or sing with you. Or hug you, or give you a high five, or a pep talk...
Oncology nurses are something special (in my humble opinion). ;)
But the patients?
Wow.
They blow my socks off. All of them.
I don't take care of kids much - but when we get the occasional 18- or 20- or 22-year old, they are always something special. Amazing kids. With amazing attitudes.
So watch, enjoy, and remember to take a moment to thank/acknowledge/love a Nurse this week (if you are lucky enough to know one, or unfortunate enough to be under the care of one)!!!
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When people say stupid things like "how could you...", what they mean is "Why can't I..." Why can't I be so brave, so smart, so full of love, so strong, so dedicated, so able to find value in everything I do at work, so caring, so AWESOME...
I am beyond proud to have two nurses in the family. What you wrote the other day about teachers? double for nurses. quadruple even.
And when Cara was 3 and in intensive care for a few days, it was a very kind nurse who comforted me when I finally couldn't be a brave mom any more. I've never forgotten that. So know that your work will not be forgotten either.