You’re in the middle of a medical emergency. Heart pounding, adrenaline pumping, and hands trembling. (If you’re me🙄) Your mind runs through all the possibilities and you’re doing the best you know to do. Without making any mistakes. In the middle of it all, your patient grabs your bloody hand and says, “please mis, pray with me.” And you stop. The words be still come to mind. And you realize that that for a moment it won’t hurt to simply be still. To not do anything. To lay down your stethoscope, strip off your dirty gloves and hold your patient’s hand. I often forget that nursing isn’t just about caring for their body. But for their mind and spirit too. If it makes them feel better to clutch me around the neck till I feel like I’m choking, then I’ll do it😌 Nursing is hard. And down here it’s sometimes quite difficult. If it’s not the language barrier, then its a cultural belief or practice. Or simply not having been educated about medical things. I so often get frustrated at how patients deal or not deal with things. But then I’m reminded that I’m lucky. It wasn’t my choice or from anything I did that I was born in America where I got a full education and went beyond to become a nurse. It’s not their fault that they were born here. And it’s probably difficult for them to understand a white nurse who cant even speak their language properly 🙃 I have to let it go. If I’ve done the best I can, then theres nothing more to do. I hAve to learn to be in peace. Not pieces. Life here isn’t all sunshine and beach trips. But it comes pretty close to that most of the time🤗❤ I’ve been here 8 months now and love it more each day. Running the prenatal program has definitely become my favorite job at clinic. I’m going to put some random photos up of different things . I don’t really have any wild stories to share. We’ve had busier days at clinic. And quite a few births and some emergency runs. Otherwise life can be called “normal”. We’re grateful for those of you that read our blog and support us. Even though we’re not very faithful in posting 🙈
