Thank you Stories

Your words chilled my soulAs you looked at me with heartless eyesAnd told me we were doneGrudgingly I said my goodbyesAnd tried to move onTrying to rid my mind of youAll those times I criedAnd thought that maybe if I changedOur relationship could be revivedI was left behindBut I didn't realise then that it was a good thingYou were so impossibleAnd even I knew back then that it was doomed from the startBut perhaps that is...

It is that time of year again as the autumn leaves fall Littering the ground in amber. To all come together To be grateful and give thanks and eat a majestic turkey feast. So what will you be thankful for this year? The togetherness of family and friends Having meet the love of your life Or still being together after another year. Maybe for just being alive and being in good spirits. For me it is having a small group of f...

Sitting outside on the verandalooking out at the mountains on the horizon.As the smell of a roasting barbecue chickenfills the air. Recalling our last conversation, the hurtful cruel words, which left many unanswered questionsas to why, when you walked out the door. Now as the tears run down my cheek the severity of this finally sinks in.A cherished friendship of many years is now overand why, I still cannot determined. T...

It's hard to explain to the world at large why nursing is so difficult. After all, it's not any one thing that is so hard it can't be done by someone with patience. Empty a urinal, take vital signs, give someone a couple pills, make a bed, write some notes, pass a meal tray, answer the phone, suction a patient, start an IV, answer a call light, insert a Foley, hang an antibiotic: anybody can do these with a little trainin...

Never had I meet someone like you Instantly comfortable, chatting like old mates, Gentle by nature but still a guardian of your friends. Honest and genuine when Telling me stories that made me laugh and cry. Reading between the lines Always ready with a comforting hug Now and then sharing photos Giving me insight Even more detailed into you I will always Remember you with a big smile.