One Nurse

Sometimes in life things happen that we could never anticipate. And sometimes, things are expected. I know that when Will was born, we were EXPECTING to have a baby. We were NOT expecting when and how it happened. I was in the hospital for a few days and ONE Nurse made it all "ok". Not that she made everything perfect and took away all fear, but she held my hand when I needed it and she kicked me out of bed when I needed it. She was with me from the time things headed south until Will was in the hands of another nurse.

While our stay in the NICU was a long one, I could not have made it with out ONE nurse. Depending on the day I was having, is depending on the nurse Will had. One (well some) loved on hom when I wasn't there. One held me and just let me cry. One brought a sweet outfit for him. One shared about praying for my son.  One seemed to always be there to pick up the pieces after a bad night. One told me to get some sleep. I wish I could tell you something specific about each and every single one of them. But they ALL made a difference in our lives and I am forever grateful for them ALL!

At the Pediatricians office, ONE nurse called my son "poodle" and my daughter "princess". She even remembered Morgan after we spent a few yrs. in Germany. She still asks about the kids when my sister takes her son there. That ONE nurse cleaned up more puke in one office in one day than eny nurse should ever have to do. She deserved the rest of the day off! She understood my concerns and took them to heart.

In our new area, I have had a few problems with our current Doctor and pharmacy. They most recently gave my son a HUGE dose of inhaled steroids. It could have really hurt him had we given it to him the way they said to. Im thankful that I catch and question things like this. I took two days to get the situation corrected. The pharmacy blamed the Doctor and the Doctor wouldn't even respond to me in person. ONE nurse was all it took to make me feel better. She validated my feelings of fear and helped to solve the problem. She even took responsability for an action that she had nothing to do with in the first place. While compltely NOT her fault, it is nice to have somebody acknowledge a wrong doing.

Thank you nurses for everything you do. No matter how little it may be, I promise we moms remember!!!
Thanks for lettign us cry on your shoulder and call you 5 million times a night to check on our babies. Thanks for answering our 30 billion questions and talking us through the ones that have no answers. Thanks for rocking our babies when we can't be there and holding our hands when even we can't hold our babies. Thanks for sharing your lives with us.