Range of Motion (2012)
“Never mind that the work was hard—more than once, I literally had not time for even a bathroom break. (My husband never believed me about this, but it was true.) Never mind that I had to work on holidays and every other weekend and on people’s birthdays, my own included; I loved the job.
There were many reasons for that. The biggest one was that it’s incredibly rewarding to offer care and comfort to someone in distress. I became a nurse because I wanted not to feel helpless in the face of sever...e illness; I wanted to get in there and make things better. And as a nurse, you get to work with such lovely people: compassionate, intelligent, dedicated people in the habit of putting others first, people who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty and their hearts a little broken by becoming deeply involved with patients they can end up losing.
I learned a lot about medicine in those years, but I learned more about human nature. I learned about bravery and resilience, about the many forms of grief, and especially about the importance of the little things in one’s life.MoreLess
There were many reasons for that. The biggest one was that it’s incredibly rewarding to offer care and comfort to someone in distress. I became a nurse because I wanted not to feel helpless in the face of sever...e illness; I wanted to get in there and make things better. And as a nurse, you get to work with such lovely people: compassionate, intelligent, dedicated people in the habit of putting others first, people who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty and their hearts a little broken by becoming deeply involved with patients they can end up losing.
I learned a lot about medicine in those years, but I learned more about human nature. I learned about bravery and resilience, about the many forms of grief, and especially about the importance of the little things in one’s life.MoreLess
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