How Nursing Changed My Life
To start with and most likely to end with, Nursing changed MY HEART!
My Heart Changed with every smile from a patient that I have spent time with, shared stories with and provided the care they so well needed.
My Heart Changed when, after years of providing care from our caring Aides, the client passed away. I have been by the family's side either at a wake, funeral or sitting Shiva in the homes of their loving children.
My Heart Changed as I have seen our clients smile, cry, laugh and share their pain, pain not only physical, but emotional, watching their children care and carry responsibilities for them. Parents take care of the children, now their children, well loved by their parents, now provide them with the care at this time in their lives that they need.
My Heart Changed when my Mother needed an aide, developed End Stage Alzheimer's and had the most tender, competent and caring Aides I could ever have imagined, they were, as she said, "these are my other Children" these Aides, her other children, came to the wake, the funeral and stayed by my side throughout, this CHANGED MY HEART.
Knowing that what we, as Nurse's offer, what I offered was treasured and the appreciation from the family, daughters, sons, grandchildren is insurmountable. This Changed my Heart.
I have learned, grown weary, sad, happy, have grown in my own right, to know the meaning, the true meaning of GIVING, that's what I wanted to do, longed to do and my Heart needed to do.
Yes, Nursing changed my life, for the better. To know what a Nurse can provide to someone is far more, much deeper and touches much more than the client, the patient, it touches their entire family, One Patient, One Client and it spreads and fills everyone with the greatest feeling: My Loved One was Truly Cared for by my Nurse, this is what:
CHANGED MY HEART
I am forever thankful and grateful for the encouragement I had to continue to fulfill my dream - to give back.
Thank you
A Nurse
Carole Cantatore
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