Thursday, January 20, 2011

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

I think that there are certain careers out there that only a select few should be able to preform on a regular basis. Careers for special people who single handedly affect the lives of others in a major way. For instance; a teacher, a doctor and in today's case....a nurse. 

And just for kicks I have named her the miserable spawn of satan himself.

Spending the day in hospital I am sure is not on anyones list of favorite things to do. And what can obliterate that already completely horrendous day is a nurse who for some reason or another had a bad day or hates her life and takes it out on some of the most vulnerable people she has ever met...her patients and their worried families. 

Pretty sad case, isn't she.

Today at Toronto Western we had the joy of dealing with this nurse...but she crossed paths with the wrong people today let me tell ya. She comes over to where my little brother is psyching himself up for his intravenous needle, for me just a terrifying ordeal, and she grabs his arm aggressively and pokes him trying to find a vein. She misses, of course, and my little brother screams out in pain.

Now I am on my feet...she then yanks the misplaced needle out of his arm stating that it  is his fault that it hurt because he is tense. Duh...he is tense because of YOU! 
This irritates me further as she tries to blindly stick him again and thats when I said these eloquent and simple words, " Please stop, you are hurting him." 

She decides that the best thing for her to do at that moment is not respect what the patient and his family member are saying, but to argue at how "good she is at her job" and that I needed to "RELAX" and "I needed to leave" because I wanted to protect my little brother. 

Now doesn't this all seem like fun?

I guess the point I am trying to make is this simple, I have dealt with at least one person like this if not many more during all the hospital visits we have made, especially the ones at Princess Margaret Hospital, where the patients and families are using every ounce of energy and strength they have just to not break down everytime they walk through those hospital doors.

Here it is....for all the nurses and doctors who care for our loved ones worldwide; if you can't forget everything in you personal life and put a smile on the faces of your patients and families and if you do not absolutely love to brighten the day of everyone who walks through those hospital doors...
 GET ANOTHER CAREER!!   
                                        
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. And in loving your job the way that you should, you WILL brighten the day of someone who may have, just that morning, decided to quit fighting. You could change their life forever with just a simple smile.


"Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results."
-- James Allen

"NOW THIS WON'T HURT A BIT..."

2 comments:

  1. The same type of thing used to happen to my mom ALL the time when she was at PMH/TGH for her breast cancer treatments. It's horrible how many health care workers are out there that make it their mission to make sick patient's lives a living hell.

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  2. Hi..I am glad knowing that i am not the only person that this happens to, but it is sad that you and your mom had to endure this inhumanity as we did..maybe its time people got together and filed a petition to ensure our loved ones are treated with the respect and sensitivity they deserve. I am so sorry to hear about your mom...my prayers go out to you an your family. I am always here to talk if you need a friendly and understanding ear.

    with love,

    jamie

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