taking care of cancer patients every day makes me:
inspired
appreciate my body
wonder how i will die
want to get a cbc everytime my gums bleed
cry sometimes for no reason. or for every reason. depends on how you look at it.
hug excessively
a wee bit self-righteous about my work being harder than other people's
grateful
invigorated
want to snort lines of antioxidants
exhausted beyond comprehension
really bad at the whole planning for the future thing
a more sensitive parent
irritated with god
...sometimes all before 9:00am
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I can imagine all those emotions. You have a very hard job. Cancer is a very crappy disease. The drugs you push are even worse. But you have a great job, and really help a lot of people.
Very well said! And I love the image that goes along with it.
Well said. I'm a peds oncology nurse, and have just come off an incredibly draining week of work (you know...), so this resonates with me. Thanks. Peace.
Peds oncology nurses here - I had to laugh at the CBC comment. I think I've asked for a CBC with differential at every NP appointment this year!
Cancer patient here.
How about adding "proud."
I can attest that it's the nurses, not the doctors, who really care for us. And if your patients don't say it enough, I'll say it for them: "thank you, nurse. You've made me feel human, cared for, comforted, and much better."
Dear oncRN,
I am working with VOICE (an imprint of Hyperion publishers) on marketing a memoir by Kelly Corrigan, a thirty-six-year-old woman whose life was changed forever when she discovered a lump in her breast. Kelly’s breast cancer diagnosis was quickly followed by her father’s own late-stage cancer. After reading your blog, I thought this book might be of interest to you, and I would love to send you a copy for review or discussion on your website. Please feel free to contact me at anna@authorsontheweb.com for more information.
Best wishes,
Anna Jarzab
"a thirty-six-year-old woman whose life was changed forever when she discovered a lump in her breast..."
Someone in publishing or PR actually wrote that line? Let me guess, the movie trailer will start with, "In a world where...".
Could you get any sappier, or any more cliche?
Another book I'm looking forward to missing.
omg i love this post.
came here by accident via 'about a nurse'.
all i can say is 'me too!'
kathy
I as you know have alwasy enjoyed your posts, having been a palliative care nurse I was on the end of where the treatments failed...and but felt fortunate that I was given the opportunity to try and make someones finals days as comfortable as possible...and their families.....draining was an understament at times.....cheers my friend...and I wish you and your a very Merry and blessed Christmas
do you write anymore? where are you? CancerDoc
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