Lucky healthy

Yesterday i accompanied the wife to get her foot looked at. It was nothing life threatening but it left her with a lot of pain.

as i sat at radiology, i had a good look at people surrounding me, mostly patients waiting to get scanned.

one particular scene that got to me was that of a sick child, on a drip. The hospital bed looked enormous compared to his size. His arms were not much larger than my 2 fingers put together. He looked barely 2 years old, close to my No 3.

part way through the wait, he had to have oxygen. What ailment he had i don't know but i know he is a brave kid. I then reflected on how luck i am to have normal kids, with all their idiosyncracies.

then i looked at one of the nurse or nurse assistant who had genuine compassion for that sick child, whereas there were other nurses around who took nursing as a job, thus did not show the kind of compassion exhibited by this one nurse.

then i! got me thinking: what makes a good nurse. Is he or she one to exhibit compassion, or is the attitude of the rest a survival skill brought on by experience to to keep the spirit and soul sane from ll the suffering they see on a daily basis around them?

whatever it is, i am glad they are there for i would not be able to do such a job.

to reflect, i am very lucky to have 3 healthy kids and i hope they remain that way for a long time.


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