love of my life
Love of my life your arms were never shy
To hold me tight when I needed to cry
Love of my life you made me believe
And for that I do love you but I know I must leave
One of my patients, a 21 year-old woman from Mexico, just shared with me that her beautiful baby boy was a product of a rape that happened last fall. She told me the incredible story from beginning to end, which unfortunately due to HIPAA I can't recount here. But at the conclusion of her unprovoked monologue, almost as if it was scripted, she walked over to the crib, picked up her baby for the first time in more than 24 hours, and sang over and over, "amor de mi vida, amor de mi vida." I asked her, "What will you tell him when he asks about his father?" and she said, "I will tell him the truth, and that I love him, and he will be just fine."
I just don't know, if that were me...
But now I can't stop thinking that maybe... even though life might seem really crappy or tough and I feel like I'm just like trudging along, day by day, going through the motions cuz the kids are in a rough phase or my friend is sad because her dad died or my mom is being impossibly cruel or I love a man who is unavailable or my BFF decides to stop speaking to me over something totally stupid or a seemingly perfect house deal falls through at the last minute or PMS has got me down and there just isn't enough dark chocolate to fix it...maybe the best things in life are right in front of me and I am just completely clueless...
To hold me tight when I needed to cry
Love of my life you made me believe
And for that I do love you but I know I must leave
One of my patients, a 21 year-old woman from Mexico, just shared with me that her beautiful baby boy was a product of a rape that happened last fall. She told me the incredible story from beginning to end, which unfortunately due to HIPAA I can't recount here. But at the conclusion of her unprovoked monologue, almost as if it was scripted, she walked over to the crib, picked up her baby for the first time in more than 24 hours, and sang over and over, "amor de mi vida, amor de mi vida." I asked her, "What will you tell him when he asks about his father?" and she said, "I will tell him the truth, and that I love him, and he will be just fine."
I just don't know, if that were me...
But now I can't stop thinking that maybe... even though life might seem really crappy or tough and I feel like I'm just like trudging along, day by day, going through the motions cuz the kids are in a rough phase or my friend is sad because her dad died or my mom is being impossibly cruel or I love a man who is unavailable or my BFF decides to stop speaking to me over something totally stupid or a seemingly perfect house deal falls through at the last minute or PMS has got me down and there just isn't enough dark chocolate to fix it...maybe the best things in life are right in front of me and I am just completely clueless...
posted by jill at 03:41
6 Comments:
That is what I love about being a nurse, is the chance to be there when people have these amazingly powerful moments in their lives. It can really give us a unique perspective into our own lives and the things that are really truly important.
Doesn't sound to me like you're clueless. Sounds to me like you're starting to figure it all out.
Life is sweet. Even when it sucks. I really believe that. I can usually remember that.
And when you can feel that, it sets you apart from a lot of other folks.
But the ones who get it, who really get it, well, their company becomes all the more blessed to be in.
It's amazing how you have such a wonderful personality that patient's just like to share with you such incredible life stories. Don't ever lose that. You are an awesome nurse!
Radha, you are beautiful...and so right!
radha actually is really hot
Awesome Jill. Sure makes a person think.
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