"Thank you for being cheerful." This is how my day ended at work. In acute care I am in and out of patient's rooms so fast... 15-20 minutes... out of bed, put the socks on, walk to the bathroom, use the toilet, wash the hands, brush the teeth and the hair and then back to bed or a chair. So many times the experience of patients in a hospital are long grey days: all blending. Together with equally grey people: pushing, pulling dour-faced. Mixed with the fog of pain, pain killers, sickness and disease. I find joy in being 15 minutes of sunshine in someone's grey hospital stay.
Monday, September 19, 2011
15 minutes of sunshine
"Thank you for being cheerful." This is how my day ended at work. In acute care I am in and out of patient's rooms so fast... 15-20 minutes... out of bed, put the socks on, walk to the bathroom, use the toilet, wash the hands, brush the teeth and the hair and then back to bed or a chair. So many times the experience of patients in a hospital are long grey days: all blending. Together with equally grey people: pushing, pulling dour-faced. Mixed with the fog of pain, pain killers, sickness and disease. I find joy in being 15 minutes of sunshine in someone's grey hospital stay.
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