tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652098218166206377.post-74632315539964216072008-04-07T08:38:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:38:00.000-07:00I'm not a nurse, or even in the medical profession. I read here more as a voyeur than anything. Unfortunately, I've spent more than my fair share of time in hospitals and, every time, it was the nurses who either made it tolerable or a horrid experience. <BR/><BR/>Before my twins were born I was in for an extended period of strict bedrest. For the first 2 weeks I wasn't even allowed up to shower. One night, one of the nurses came in and wheeled my whole bed to the sink, scooted me up and washed my hair in the sink. I know it wasn't actually part of her job and she probably had 100 other things she could have been doing but it made me feel better than anything else she could have done for me that night. <BR/><BR/>I know nurses frequently have thankless jobs and deal with patients who think you're maids and not medical professionals but there are those of us who know how busy you are and appreciate, even more, the extras you are sometimes able to do for patients. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for doing all that you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com