Always thank your Nurse – sometimes they’re the only one between you and a hearse!

As it’s International Nurse day, thought I’d lead today’s blog with a plug for Nurses.  In the past 5 years, I’ve met so many wonderful nurses I suspect I almost count some of them as my friends!

I had minimal exposure to nurses throughout my army career.  I did spend a night in hospital when I was 16 having been knocked unconscious in the boxing ring (I did warn my Sergeant that just because I came from Dundee, didn’t mean that I could box……).  I avoided them for many years after that barring the odd mandatory injection.  

You may remember I discussed how my cancer was diagnosed following a fairly innocuous conversation at my GP’s Surgery in May 2010, see blog post ‘Diagnosis – I’m no longer in control’     http://wp.me/p4AplF-1W    That nurse was professional, thorough and she clearly went the extra mile for her patients.  Liz is now on my Christmas card list with pressie as a reminder to her of my grateful thanks for sending me down a different path in the game of chance that is life.

Following that episode, I have since met many Nurses (male and female) and my respect for them knows no bounds.  I spent around 35 nights in hospital over the period Jul 10 – Feb 12 and most of my memories involve something a nurse has done to help me.

It was a nurse that:

• held my hand when I was in real pain and discomfort during a liver biopsy
• met me on each hospital stay and put my mind at rest with their caring nature and big smiles
• brought me my medicine when it was due 24 hours per day
• carried out observations on me when they were due 24 hours per day
• washed me when I was in no position to do anything for myself
• got me out of bed when I was not able to do it myself
• washed my feet and changed my hospital socks when it was still too sore to bend down after surgery
• did a hundred other things I could list, some of them not very nice jobs

So – to all nurses out there, a big thanks from the bottom of my heart ♥  Not a hearse in sight!

thanks for listening

Ronny

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