My hospital room with so many pretty flowers:
The giraffe is from my friend Katharine who sat with my aunt and I in the hospital after her 12 hour clinical shift until my parents got there. It was like 2 a.m. I'm sure she was exhausted. {Side note: my parents were both out of town. Dad was in Colorado for a ski trip and had to fight delayed flights to get back. And mom was in Florida} The big pink bear is from the 2 kids I babysat for >10years. So Sweet.
From my parents:
Amplatzer PFO Occluder
Please do not judge. I look like a corpse in that bed. But these are some of my nursing school friends who came to visit {2 are my cousins!}.
I learned what it was to be a patient that week. I hope I never forget that feeling so I will always treat my patients with compassion and help them in any way I can during such a compromising time in their life.
without pain we would not have compassion. my dad always says this. great post Lauren:)
ReplyDeleteOmgoodness. I would have had no idea. You are blessed (which you know) and I'm sure this helps you be a great nurse. There are certainly nurses out there who could stand to learn the skill of compassion. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled upon your blog!
ReplyDeleteI am a KY girl too!
Wow, such a scary thing to go through at such a young age I am sure! God had a plan for you:)
What a post Lauren. I cannot imagine how scary this was for you to go through, especially at such a young age. But what a mighty blessing from the Lord in your recovery.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the first sentence in the first comment, "without pain we would not have compassion"