Nurses' Week

(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.

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)!!!