Nurses have such a difficult job.
They need great dedication and awareness,
And they must learn from their errors.
They must have a spirit of initiative.
Plus... a nurse:
Knows you personally.
Stops to chat for a moment with you.
Gives you a hand when you are suffering.
Is able to joke, to lighten the worst moments.
And... a nurse:
Comforts your loved ones.
Thinks about you after returning home at night.
Telephones the hospital to ask a question about you.
Tells the children about you.
More... a nurse:
Hugs you when you meet again.
Calls you by your first name a year after you go home.
Becomes emotional when you get better.
Returns to life when you do.
Nurses are friends, or nearly, and they do their jobs even after their hospital shifts.
They give themselves over to human relationships far and above what their work contract requires.
My deepest gratitude, as a patient and a friend, goes out to these nurse angels.
Despite my misfortune, the illness, it has been a privilege to meet you all!
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