just sharing this here:
somebody asked: "you're a nurse?" that's cool, i wanted to do that when i was a kid. how much do you make?"
the nurse replied: "how much do i make?" ...
i can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you're scared...
i can make your child breathe when they stop...
i can help your father survive a heart attack...
i can make myself get up at 5am to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live...
i work all day to save the lives of strangers...
i make my family wait for dinner until i know your family member is taken care of...
i make myself skip lunch so that i can make sure that everything i did for your wife today is charted...
i make myself work weekends and holidays because people don't just get sick monday - friday. today, i might save your life.
how much do i make?
all i know is, i make a difference.