Dear Patient,
You probably don’t remember me,but I was your nurse. I took care of you when you had your baby, took care of your sick child, comforted you when you were in pain. I worked extra shifts on holidays and weekends because you needed me. I rejoiced when you got better. Cried with you when you needed a friend and tried to help you find the answers. I visited with yoy when no visitors came. I sang and talked to you when you seemed unresponsive because I knew you were in there. I brought Easter baskets for your children so they wouldn’t be disappointed when they came to see you on Easter. I hugged you and your family. I inderstood and didn’t get mad when you were angry or mean when you were in pain. I talked to you about things outside the hospital to give you something else to think about, trying to bring you a story that would interest you everyday, unless you just needed me to be quiet with you. I was there for your miracle and to hold your hand when you died talking to Mama. I never corrected you, knowing it was her hand you were holding. I talked about death with you if you wanted to.
Nursing was my job, but taking care of you was my privilege. Thank you for letting me be a part of your life.
Nutsrok 
What a beautiful post!
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Thanks so much.
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Oh what a wonderful. nurse you must have been…. My experience is that most nurses are indeed amazing people….Giving us so much. So many thanks to all the nurses of this world.
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Nursing is a wonderful calling! It enriched my life.
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It is a calling….and a very important one.
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It certainly is! Just like art,
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Mamma. 👌✨
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Is your mother still living?
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She isn’t. Very unhappy life, very sad death. I do have this benefit from being a channel (that’s where all my poetry comes from): although she is deeply involved in a healing and regenerative program of her own since crossing, we have been able to meet and make peace.
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That’s interesting. It’s good you made peace.
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Life is so cwazy sometimes, isn’t it?
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Yes, Ma’am!
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I’m sure you are a fabulous nurse. Thank you for being there when loved ones can’t.
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It’s a good thing to do.
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Nurses are generally speaking wonderful people, who have to put up with a lot of shit some times, they are over worked and under paid and oh so needed, people need to remember to thank them for the job they do or did.
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This is lovely, and you are an angel. ❤️
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Not even close
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Maybe not, but as a nurse you sure were. We had some really great nurses who went the extra mile when Rich was in the hospital with cancer. I know how much you meant to people.
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I loved my patients. I still think of some of them.
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