Julie

BEING A NURSE: I arrived to nursing school with visions of Florence Nightingale and healing the world...I leave nursing school remembering thousands of faces some of them ewho touched my heart forever.... Diseased bodies, worried minds, tired hearts, leaps of faith, and I learned to care.... Sitting after clinical with a dying father of four as he memorized the faces of his children and their squeals of laughter, I learned to cry without shame.... I watched a mother kiss the miracle of her newborn baby and I grasped joy......Conversely, I shared a broken heart with parents not yet destined to be greeted with a child full of life; praying for their angel and sending silent hugs.....I learned that in silence there are sometimes so many more important messages to convey..... I stood with an elderly gentleman sans visitors as he stared sadly at the brilliant Christmas, footprintless snow, and for the first time understood true lonliness... I ran beside a young man rushing in with his sick little son and I owned heart wrenching sickening fear....As I joined him in prayer, I was reminded that with God there is always hope.... The world no longer revolves around me...I revolve around the world, the world of those needing help, and it has been the greatest of all gifts to have been graced with the opportunity to play such an extraordinary part... Birth, death and the interim; the precious pulse of life.... I AM A NURSE and I am the lucky one that changes the lives of people for ever! Get Your Own! | View Slideshow Top Friends Contact Box Generator Icons Collage MySpace Layouts Poll Generator