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I've been wondering where Esme is, thinking maybe I just haven't been traveling the same threads as her. Just now I decided to stop waiting to see her around, and searched for her. She hasn't posted since March 6th. I'm going to PM her as well, but in case I don't hear back, is Esme okay? Anyone know her in real life?
Esme's posts on this board are always a source of inspiration for me. Her article, "Why I love Being a Nurse" was so beautiful, and was written with a heartfelt and true sense of joy and beauty in the wonder of the art of nursing. Esme's article not only brought me to tears, it reaffirmed all of the reasons I wanted to become a nurse myself.
It is the last line she wrote in this article that completely and so eloquently sums up the heart and soul of nursing. As she wrote, "THIS is why I love being a nurse. THIS is the reason I stay being a nurse. I can AFFECT POSITIVE change in the midst of tragedy. I can affect the outcome of the people's lives I touch in a positive way...."
This is what nurses do, every day….we can change the world…we can help people in the worst moments of their lives. Nurses are there, no matter how hard it is to stand tall and be professional and hold a hand as someone suffers. We are there.
Thank you Esme for everything you have written on Allnurses.
I suspect you will never know just how many lives you have touched. Mine is one of the countless many.
Please get well Esme! We are praying for you!
jtmarcy12, BSN, RN
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I am so thrill to see so many nurses who believe in prayer!! Some places don't want you to even mention the word 'pray(er)' how sad. when there are so many hurting people in this world. Prayer works!! Praying for you ESME!!!