Two newsletters this time - one that I started on February 25 and one that I started in the emergency room last Friday night.
What an amazing place this is. I'm here more as a precaution than anything else at my doctor's request. I want to share with you how great the staff is here because I think they're a great example of what it means to do a job well. They're efficient, kind, pleasant, fun. They came in one after the other checking in on me, doing whatever job they were assigned, making me feel safe and well cared for. If I had to cast my ideal staff for an movie or a real life emergency, these people would be who I would choose. What a lesson on how to act in what is indeed one of the most stressful environments around - but they're graceful, efficient, professional and yet personal. They're the kind of people you'd want to choose to be friends.
I wonder if we give each other enough credit for the jobs we all do. We all think our job is the toughest, th most stressful, the most underpaid. Yet here they are from the young man taking info on a laptop to the nurse drawing blood to the gurney driver taking me for a cat scan - yes I do have brain cells and they look good - Yay!
Let's take a minute in our busy lives to thank the people who do all the jobs that our society needs to function - the medical person, the teacher, the mailman, the person pouring our morning coffee. People who are good at their jobs aren't looking for our thanks...they choose to perform well for their own reasons...but wouldn't it be nice if they randomly received a thank you note, a spring flower, or even a smile. These little gestures go a long way..
This is my big thank you to all you great folks at the Miriam Hospital Emergency room in Providence, RI, USA...you are the best!!
