The nurses looking after my dying father at the moment. He’s not going down without a fight and they’re helping him all the way. And
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Why Kindness Heals – By James R. Doty, M.D.
As a physician specializing in neurosurgery at an academic medical center, I appreciate the unhappiness many patients have with the present healthcare delivery system that
She Held My Hand While I waited to Find Out if My Baby Had Died
About this time last year I was about 30 weeks pregnant – I missed my footing on a kerb and fell onto my stomach. I
When Nurses See More Than Birth and Babies – By Shelly Lopez Gray
Perinatal nursing is sweet and magical and everything you think it would be. But everyone only thinks of the birth and the babies. No one
‘The Singing Nurse’ Soothes the Suffering
Jared Axen is a nurse in Valencia, California, who happens to love singing. During shifts, he would absent-mindedly sing as we went about his work,
A Nurse’s Wish in Labor and Delivery – by Shelly Lopez Gray (Registered nurse)
As an obstetrical nurse, I am surrounded by beauty every single day I come to work. What people who don’t work in obstetrics don’t know
Rise – by Jamie Newell
The biggest threat to our way of life are not our governments or the terrorists they claim to be chasing across the globe. It is
10 Ways to REALLY Help Someone Who Has a New Baby – by Shelly Lopez Gray (Registered nurse)
I would have given a kidney if someone would have done any of these things for me after the birth of my second child. To
One ALS Patient’s Ability to Share His Kindness With Others – by Annie Mimi Hall
Author’s Note: This is a very special story about someone who meant a great deal to me and has now passed on. I have thought
One Nurse Re-Imagines The Precious Neonatal Babies She Cares For
Nurse Jessica Wright spends her days caring for peaceful looking patients, but she knows the babies in her neonatal intensive care unit are quietly fighting
THIS is What Heroes Look Like – Ebola Battle Through a Nurse’s Eyes
CNN’s Nima Elbagir reports on the desperate effort to save Ebola patients from the viewpoint of those taking care of them. To the medical staff
Kindness through a Haircut – A Nurse’s Tale
Kindness through a Haircut – A Nurse’s Tale by April Carmack We become nurses to help other people. Whether this was because a loved one
The Spirit of This Amazing College Student Lives On After Her Life Is Cut Short
She never rode in a hot air balloon. Or flew a plane. And she didn’t travel around the world. So while Chico State nursing student
The True Meaning Of ‘In Sickness And In Health’
The year 2013 was full of highs and lows for Redditor ‘wellyjup’ and her husband. ‘wellyjup’ shared what happened: Full story: we met, and it
Peter Pan Just Keeps On Giving
The creator of Peter Pan, JM Barrie, gave the rights for his original book to London’s Great Ormond Street children’s hospital, meaning any and all
Best Friends To The End…
Please click below for more hospital kindness; “While I was near death and hospitalized…” “A hospital allowed this lady’s cat to visit her before she
Letter to a Nursing Student from a Nurse
Redditor, ‘Typat’ wrote; “My girlfriend is studying for her nursing license exam and found this envelope tucked in a book at B&N” Are you looking
