What Patients Remember The Most
Hi friends, After my first surgery, I spent several months having radiation treatment five days a week, and my nurses were with me every single day. When they had to make a mask for my face, everyone thought I would need to be sedated, but my oncology nurse told them...
The Kindness That Protected My Dignity
Hi friends, A few months before my second brain surgery, I went to see my doctors, and they asked me what I was most afraid of. All I could think of was that I did not want my head shaved. I had my head shaved before, and I did not want to lose my long, beautiful hair...
In the hospital shower, I began to cry…
Hi friends, There was a day in the hospital when a nurse gave me a shower. I sat in the chair, water beating down, staring at my body that didn’t feel like mine anymore. My stomach was swollen, my legs wouldn’t move, and the weight of it all brought me to tears. In...
The moment a nurse made me feel safe again
Hi friends, There was a moment during my hospital stay when I felt at my absolute most vulnerable. I had an accident in bed. In that split second, I braced myself for humiliation. But my nurse moved so quickly — lifting me, cleaning me, and remaking the bed with such...
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