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Dear Friends
I
like the music on this email. I got it as a response from someone on yesterday's
update. So, since I don't know how to put my own music on, I am recycling this
page for my update. The music is: "I Will Never Walk Alone." It is a comfort to know
that we never need to walk alone. This is an encouragement to ALL our friends
who are going through trying times, and I know there are MANY. May God bless you
all.
Wednesday: Hart wasn't so chipper
today, but still had the good spirit to joke with the nurses and to play a
game or two with me.... The occupational therapist was in today and
measured Hart for a wheelchair, explaining that he had to have one made
especially for him. A recycled one would not do, as he will spend most of
his time in his wheelchair and if it isn't right, he could get sores,
etc. Wheelchairs are expensive, but thank the Lord, He has
provided help in this regard.
Thursday: This
morning when I arrived at the hospital at 7:40, Hart had already
stripped his bed, washed, shaved and was ready for his breakfast. We
shared what the hospital provided, plus what I had brought. It is always
fun to have this little time together. Hart was in good spirits this
morning. The doctor didn't come in today, so we still don't know about the
stitches. Tomorrow the prosthesis specialist is supposed to come in at
11:00, with the physiotherapist and some nurses and hopefully the doctor.
They all want to learn about the prosthesis and how to care for the
"stump." They don't get too many amputees in this hospital. We will
also find out if Hart is a good candiate for a prosthesis. It is
quite likely that he is not, and he doesn't care. Thanks to
Ernie, the house is wheelchair ready.
I want to share this poem by Thomas
Kittrell, whose wife, Mary, is a nurse. Since I have seen the nurses work,
and appreciate their dedication and long hours, and since I have been
acting as Hart's nurse for the past 3 weeks (almost), I want to share this
great peom with you.
Because She Is a
Nurse
Dedicated to my
wife, a nurse
Once she clocks
in for her shift at work
She enters a whole new dimension
Her mood
must be calm and cheerful
Bringing no tension to her floor
She must
do this, because she is a nurse!
She listens to the report of the nurses
Who have had her patients
the shift before
She goes over each chart carefully
Alertly noting
all new doctors’ orders
Dutifully she does this, because she is a
nurse!
Down the hall she cheerfully strides
With Jesus in her heart and by
her side
Each patient is her responsibility now
To each she must
give of her time
Eagerly she does this, because she is a nurse!
She speaks to the patient as she enters the room
While looking for
telltale signs of health
That may have worsened or improved
And
listening carefully to all comments
Intently she does this, because she
is a nurse!
She has already said a prayer in her heart
For the healing of those
assigned to her care
Believing that God is the great physician
With
full control over all the healing process
Prayerfully she does this,
because she is a nurse!
Back in the nurses’ station she is alert
To any call a patient may
make
Listening for unusual sounds that may come
From any of her
patients’ rooms
Attentively she does this, because she is a nurse!
Sensitive to the concerns of their family members
She answers
questions discreetly and compassionately
It is harder on the family
than the patient sometimes
This she has learned through years of
experience
Expertly she does this, because she is a nurse!
She sometimes calls the doctor late at night
Hating to disturb his
much needed sleep
Yet knowing that he, too, cares enough
To be
alerted to his patients special needs
Wisely she does this, because she
is a nurse!
She gives her report at the end of her shift
Noting any special
concerns for those to follow
Careful not to leave out any vital
information
And silently says a prayer for her relief
nurses
Lovingly she does this, because she is a nurse!
She clocks out to go home for sleep and rest
She is tired and
needing to get off her feet
But her heart is full, and she feels
pride
In a job done to the best of her ability
She serves others,
because she is a nurse!
© 2006 Thomas E. Kittrell Website: Dust On The
Bible
Because
She Is A Nurse! To read the story connected to this poem, push on
the title.
Rocky: I can hardly wait to see Hart each day. I
just sleep on Hart's foot all afternoon until it is time to go home
again to see Evelyn. But the first "things" I see when I step in the
door are those pesky kitties. Sparky is always there to greet Helen, then
comes Scooter, followed by Keeper and Ezee. Casey is too lazy to get up
from wherever he is sleeping, and Casper is in his hidey hole. He knows
Helen is home, though, and comes out later to talk to her. He hasn't
been too well, but he is getting a bit better.
That's all I will say for today,
except PLEASE........
Thanks to all of you who have been voting daily
for (Helen's) website.
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