The week of May 7 to 13 was observed as National Nursing Week.
While many of you would know that I do not like having awareness days and weeks all the time, I do think nurses, as well as all health care workers should be celebrated.
Everywhere you go or everywhere you turn you are going to meet a nurse.
Most times the first person you see when you visit a health facility is a nurse.
If you have ever spent time in the hospital you would have spent a lot of time with nurses.
Between myself and an ill family member I spent nearly two weeks out of three in a hospital.
I saw a lot of nurses, and all of them were kind, considerate and hard-working.
We have to remember, these nurses are dealing with people who are ill, and people who might not be totally aware of what they are doing.
They also have to see a lot of things most people could do without seeing.
Through it all we expect them to do it with a smile on their face and, for the most part, they do.
As I mentioned earlier, I personally spent a week in hospital in 2015.
I can admit I was not the easiest person to deal with.
But no matter whether I was complaining about pain, or asking for my pills to be crushed so I could take them or asking for various other things, they were there and they were happy to do it.
I can tell you, those nurses made a difference.
Sure, they are there to provide essential healthcare to people, but they are also a support.
Those nurses, not only work to make you better physically, but in my experience they work to make you feel better mentally and emotionally as well.
So, the next time you walk into a healthcare facility or the next time you a receive healthcare, look around and take note of the nurses.
They are there for us.
So thank you nurses for the jobs you have done, and will continue to do.
Your work does not go unappreciated.
