02.14.2009

I’ve completed what is considered a ritual “must” for nurses nowadays, a three-day intravenous therapy training course. I’ve been thrown into the company of my fellow nurses. I belonged, so to speak. Each nurse, though, still has his/her individuality. Each of us has a story to tell. Each has fears and dreams. We share a great many things, including our anxieties about causing pain and discomfort to others, which we do not want. Nurses, at least the ones I’ve known thus far, are among the gentlest creatures on earth.