Moms and RNs

So, I think it takes a special person to be a mom. I also think moms have a lot in common with RNs. And if a is true and a=b, then b must be true and it must take someone special to be an RN.

I have an aunt who has been an RN for over 30 years. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her daughter and working up there. When I got so sick that I needed a full-time caregiver, she took time off from her job to come stay with me during the day. She comes all day, every day and is always cheerful. I know that I could never be a nurse because half the stuff she does for me disgusts me, yet she just works along and maintains her great attitude. I tell ya--it takes someone special to devote a life to serving others the way an RN does every day.

My mom has also been incredible. She has been so willing to help me--with everything. I know she must get annoyed waiting on me hand and foot all the time, but she swears she doesn't...claims it has to do with being a mom. Listen to this: she goes to work all day, every day, then she comes back and waits on me all night. In the morning, she helps me get ready for the day before she leaves for work, and in the afternoon, picks me up before she even goes home.

THEN, she spends her days off helping me run errands or hauling me (literally) around town to get me nails done or my eyebrows waxed (if I need some help with my sanity) or preparing medical records or...etc. Yesterday, we went to Lowe's and, knowing that I can't garden so anything I buy, she's gonna have to plant for me, helped me purchase several Gerbera Daisies for the garden around my, currently unoccupied, home. Now, in the next couple of days, she'll put them in for me. And she'll never complain or say a word because she's incredible.

Moms and RNs. Thanks to you all.