Lest we forget...
I always get a little emotional this time of year. Remembrance day is special to me; not because I had a family member serve or have any familial links at all to any of the events this century. It is just a time of year when my heart swells with thanks; thanks to those that served in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam or any peacekeeping mission. This year I turn my thoughts to nurses that served. I think of films like Pearl Harbour and I couldn't imagine giving care to a young 19 year old soldier, planes landing and taking off, explosions...complete chaos. For these nurses, it was 'baptism by fire'. Many had no formal training, worked days on end without sleep, and cared for hundreds of soldiers a day. It was a learn as you go approach to education.
I only hope to have a fraction of their honour, courage, and commitment in my practice as a nurse.
Inspiration comes from many sources. Let the honour of these nurse war veterans be our inspiration this Remembrance Day.
Maggie
Transitioning
8 years ago
1 comment:
Just reading your thought, my eyes are getting teary. I worked before in vetran's unit in sunneybrook hospital. Some of the patients put their pictures on their uniform during the war in front of their room. It made me so emotional to look at those pictures.Good for you to remember them and remind us.
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