I’m Alive!

Blog 400:

Don’t yell or scream at me
Don’t ignore my needs and longings
Don’t look down on me
Don’t pretend I don’t exist
 
I am here and there in your realm
I have a heart that beats
I have a brain that interprets
I have emotions that get hurt

Love me today
Love me tomorrow
Love me every waking day
Love me at resting moment

Nursing 101

Blog 399:

Stand long
Walk hallways
Mosey roundabout
And tell your feet, “Keep going!”
Time is of the essence
As soon as a patient gets wheeled in
Exercise patience
Smile and be polite
Answer bell rings
Respond with kindness
Fulfill duties to the ill and hurting
It isn’t just a job, you know …
Indeed it is more than that
Nursing people to health takes giving
It is a mission … a service to others
Embrace your vow to care!

Tire not, Life!

28Blog 398:

Take time to lie down and be still

When you can, stretch out arms and legs
Often rotate your neck ... even try tilting back your head
Then take three well-ordered, deep breaths
Bodies ache and scream when strength is used up
Its very nature clamors rest when excruciating pain pins down
Abuse it and it wears down sooner than expected
Care for it and it lets muscles and bones work to the fullest
Nurture its machine and all inside it regulate and circulate at best
Mind its groans and aches and it gives even greater longevity!

Consumer

Blog 397:

 

Fruit lovers enjoy juice and bulk of sweet-sour apples and oranges
Veggie preferring folks munch on luscious celery sticks
Meat-eaters bite, chew and gulp tenderly grilled steak
Whatever the palate desires, a consumer finds and indulges
It's good that with food intake we could be democratic
No one dictates what anyone should or must take
Unless of course, dietary requirements impact general health
And restrictive food consumption or choice takes over!

Hands

Blog 396:

Achy, Tired, Worn-out
Gripping, Scraping, Smoothing
They toil all day long
They're exposed to cold and warm water
They move about picking up things there and here
Vigorously, hands work the land
Gently, hands nurture and care
Even more, hands reach out and hold someone’s hand
Passing on the spark of love!

Hopper

Blog 395:

 

Brown, bushy-white tail, sharp pointed ears
It springs and hops in pursuit of its young
It guards like a hawk and an eagle
It watches in haste every movement that strikes
Bunny Rabbit inhabit my bushes and flower garden
It cheers and surprises me early in the morning!

Journey to Lumbar Fusion

Blog 394:

Big, grueling day lies ahead
Up early at five AM
In a little while, drive away and head to 'pre-pro'
With family and close friends joke around
And spot anything amusing
Surely that quells the jitters
At the appointed time though
You can't help, but let the nerves come and go
Soon the temporary sleep with anesthesia's help comes
Orderlies and nurses do the rest with care
Then reality sets
On the splicing table you lay
Before long ... incisions begin and drag
Aware or unaware shadows and voices appear and dissipate
Till hours pass and sutures are the last event
At last, get wheeled to a quiet recovery room
For two, three or more days prepare to be patient
Recovery is long and difficult
There’s no doubt it would test you days ahead!