Saturday, July 15, 2006

It's Officially Official!!!!

The one and only bugg is a real REGISTERED NURSE!!!!! I found out today! Check it out! (just enter my name and viola!).

And, I would like to say that I LOVE my job. It's awesome. I'm learning so much and can't believe I am where I'm at. Cottage is a great place to work, and I feel as though I'm making some small difference in this crazy world.

I did almost puke due to the stink of one of my patient's poop the other day. If you think that regular poop smells bad, you should smell chemo poop.
WOO-EEE!!!!!!

I love the other nurses I work with and feel like I'm meant to be there. And, the good thing is, the 12 hour shifts go pretty quickly. My feet and legs kill me by the end of the shift though. I have very Dr Scholls orthopedic shoes but sometimes the most comfortable shoes at the beginning of the shift just don't cut through the tiredness of running around for 12 hours.

I was able to talk to a 50 year old cancer patient the other day who has a 15 year old son (hits pretty close to home for me). I told him my experience with my dad and he told me that he's having trouble talking to his son about his cancer and how it's getting worse. I was able to give some insight as to what I went through, what feelings his son might be having, and how to approach the subject of having hope but being realistic. We both had tears in our eyes when we finished our talk (even though he didn't see my tears). I think it may have helped me as much as it helped him. It showed me that my dad will never be far from me, and that I should always take advantage of those moments that I can use his life and my experience to help other people.

I love being a nurse. God please give me the strength to never stop loving what I do, because I was created to do this.

5 comments:

KBugg said...

I don't mean to say that I think that my job is more important than anyone else's . I just mean that I was meant for the job I do. so I guess it's a good thing I love it. Just in case what I wrote sounded dumb or egocentric.

Anonymous said...

nice. really nice. Martha

Anonymous said...

it didn't sound that way at all, by the way. M

jacquie said...

It is an awesome thing when one can actually do the thing that one feels created to do. I admire you for never letting go of that. Most people take forever just trying to figure out what it is they were created to do! You are very fortunate or insightful or something.

lnstryker said...

Yea! Congratulations. You are wonderful.