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Today I had one of those raredays in the NICU that was completely awful. I'm beaten down, burnt out, used, abused... if it's an adjective to describe a negative feeling, I feel it right now. I've been home for four hours and my feet still hurt. Even with all that, I can still read the post by NoCrumping in the following thread (What do you love about NICU?) and see that I'm really lucky to be where I am. The whole thread is great, but NoCrumping's post is truly outstanding.
https://allnurses.com/forums/f33/poll-what-do-you-love-about-nicu-101076.html
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I have many favorite posts on allnurses. Do you have a favorite post or allnurses thread? Two of my favorite posts:
Orrnlori's post found at this link on her appreciation of the different nurses who have affected her life:
https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/god-bless-each-every-one-65322.html?highlight=bless
and zenman's post, quoted below, on why he decided to become a nurse. from 5/20/05 in the General Nursing Discussion under "What's your story? why did you become a nurse?" Zenman wrote:
"I was in my back yard one evening with a nice fat possum on the grill. I heard a noise and looked up to see a spacecraft directly above me. In an instant, I was transported into a dimly lit area equipped with strange equipment. Then a 3 ft tall being with a single eye in the center of his neck...or what I though was a neck, kicked me in the shins. As I jerked my leg up out of the way, several of the little critters pushed me back on an exam table. The next few hours were a blur as I went in and out of consciousness. Before I knew what was happening I was graduating from nursing school. That's my story and I'm sticking to it."
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I love that post. Makes me laugh when the day's been rough!
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