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A Lifetime of Enjoyment
We had an 87 year old General Practitioner in our stroke unit this week - Dr. C.
He had a massive Left MCA Stroke. He has a loving wife and 5 sons, all of whom did not follow in their father's footsteps. Mrs. C said that she was glad none of her sons became physicians "... what with the state of healthcare nowadays and all the bureaucratic b*llsh*t that was involved..." and I couldn't agree with her more!
I asked what specialty Dr. C was in, if he had one (not knowing he was a G.P. at first) and his wife said, "The people caring specialty!"
I smiled.
I had not really, genuinely smiled in awhile. I also had not found the motivation, nor the inspiration to write about my nursing. For a long time now, and for those of you who have been familiar with this blog can attest, that I have not been writing about the other aspects of my life, as much as I had in the past. Such is the reality of BLOG MOODS.
Dr. C's son, Charles said that his dad retired from 'taking care of people' at the age of 83! Dr. C's wife continued on to say how much he really enjoyed his practice. I said, "Really?! Did he really enjoy being a doctor? Did he really LOVE his work?" She said, "OH YES DEAR! It was all he could think about and all he wanted to do from the moment he awoke till the last few seconds before he slept. All his life, he made his practice his LIFE and he really, really ENJOYED doing it."
I looked down at Dr. C. and gently stroked his head and then I placed my hand on his chest and left it there.
"You know .... " I said to his wife and son, " .... that really is so nice to know. I bet his patients just adored him!"
Mrs. C beemed, "OH! They DID dear! They really did!"
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During the night, I would look at Dr. C and stop at his bedside every now and then. He wasn't assigned to me so I really did not have the opportunity to care for him directly. I just stared for a few moments and wondered about how much he enjoyed his work.
It made me think about my work and whether or not I was really, really enjoying it. I imagined myself lying in a hospital bed with C standing next to me and talking to one of the nurses about me, telling them that I was a nurse too. I imagined the nurse asking C if I had enjoyed my job and imagined what C would've said.
He would've said, "I'm not sure. All I can say is, she had been trying to leave nursing for as long as I knew her." The nurse would then ask, "How come she never left then?" And C would say, "Because she felt it was His work and He had not given her permission to leave. I guess now, she can leave."
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(16.5.05 11:36)
*pat pat* It's really nice to see people enjoy their work, cos most people seem not to enjoy theirs. But surely, even for those who do, problems at work do come up now and then...
What's more important is that the person derieves more job satisfaction than dissatisfaction.
It's easy to tell people to just quit a job they don't like when it's clearly making them unhappy, but it's not so easy to do it in practice. There's the mundane side of life to take care of too: bills, obligations, etc.
Don't feel so sad about your job. If you really can't find any satisfaction in it, you can always do something else. Afterall, you are still young and very beautiful. 
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(17.5.05 21:09)
aw, df! It's very easy to say that not a lot of people are happy with or satisfied with their jobs...that lumps us in together and makes us feel a little better at the end of the day. You were called into nursing for a reason though, and you loved it at one point, I'm guessing. Perhaps it's all perception right now. Perhaps you could one day again feel satisfied with your job...circumstances change, people change, and so forth...I know I don't need to tell you this, but sometimes it helps to hear what you already know. Think back to the point when you lost your love of nursing....or did you ever really have it to begin with? If you never had it, and you entered into this for the wrong reasons, well you're just feeling the repercussions NOW of not listening to your heart THEN. (and we all know what a tough lesson that can be to learn at times!)
DF, I really hope that you soon find what it is you're looking for. There's no sleep for the seekers, but there can be peace
*HUGS*
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(18.5.05 09:55)
i hope when the day comes i need a nurse that you are there. i think you are like most in your profession in that regard. i do think you stand out far above in many others, mainly your spirituality. its probably easier for a doctor to like their job anyway. its not your job you like, its helping others you like.
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(18.5.05 10:46)
There was a time when we had jobs for life and apprentiships lasted seven years at least, where have those days gone eh, now we go to work cause we have to and not every one enjoys there job, i know, except me my jobs not bad its just i don't know how long it will last ..........oh
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(18.5.05 11:44)
I hope if i get sick..people like you will take care of me....:-) its a noble profession that ur doing..i couldnt do what u do..(bows in praise) keep it up!
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(19.5.05 14:26)
wow, inspirational. I really don't like people enough to ever do anything like that - goth from birth :p
ta for the commentage. I have more stuff to upload but I'm confined to an hour's net time a day at the library til sunday afternoon when I roll in from a party!
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(21.5.05 18:54)
It's an entire self-help book packed onto a page! Why waste an afternoon on Tuesdays with Morrie when you can meditate on this?
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(23.5.05 15:22)
i hope you do enjoy your work , nurse's are the bedrock of any health service and don't get the recocnition that they deserve, god bless
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