I just read something that said “think of the person you love most in the world. Why do you love them? I bet it has nothing to do with their body” and I just feel like it’s something everyone needs to hear
My patient punched the charge nurse in the face. While my patient got hauled off to jail, the charge nurse went right back to work with his bloody nose like it was just part of the job.
Let that sink in. This is not okay. The pendulum in medicine has swung too far.
When Chris and I first started dating, I left a cute sticky note on his desk (3 yrs ago). Little did I know, he has been carrying it in his wallet ever since. He came into the shop tonight, brought me dinner, and asked me to give him a tattoo. I... get to be loved like this.