#1 : nana , 67 yr old . Came to me from eastern shore , again , these people there , y they even have a hospital
Very skinny and very frail little thing , quiet bcz hard time breathing , sweet eyes and a lot of wrinkles . I asked ( even if I knew) “ history of smoking ma’am “? - “ I still smoke “. Ok
Nana found to have a large empyema , chest tube inserted at bed side on trauma unit , and with drugs and oxygen she was stable enough to send her up stairs . I went back to see her b4 they take her away , and see if there is anything else that she worries about it / wants to know . There I found that nana still works for the city . 40 yrs working for the city , at social security administration office . And . “ I also have a part time job at Walmart “.
My mouth dropped . And of course I lost my shit bcz it’s me , and I go from 0 to 100 in my mind . I was mad , and still I feel sad . Y ? Y we have to be 67 and working two jobs ? Wtf . I asked questions w the absolutely absence of tack that defines me , but my patients always respond to me , so not going to change that now
Nana has no bills . House paid off . No kids . One old dog . An old car . No debt . “ so y the fuck u killing your self ma’am ? Y can’t u rest baby girl “?
-“ u see , my neighbor across the street , she is my best friend . She lives on social security . I was gonna retire 5 yr ago , but her daughter moved back in w two kids , no child support , no money . She works at grocery story as manager . My friend drives kids in school and soccer , and now the youngest one has cancer and the bills pilling up and I give to them whatever I have every month . We are all family , they are my family “
Yes ma’am , I get it . If that’s not love , then what’s love ♥️

#2 : came to me from home , feeling lousy , 55 yr old male , history of colon cancer ,
Crohn’s too , diarrhea for 3 days , dehydrated and w a high fever . Tall and big man , it took us a minute to settle him in . Professor of psychology at university next door , sad eyes , tired , embarrassed . Drugs / fluids / scans , and the doctor ordered IG infusion too . What m I missing ?? Went back in chart to look more carefully , myasthenia gravis , diagnosed 2 yrs ago , symptomatic . Oh fuck me ! Who wants to hear that diagnosis .
Went to see him the moment I could again , and he had to jump to use bathroom . “ jumping “ is relative term … very unstable walking , 6.4 and 271 lbs , I was thinking , if he falls , we r done here . He won’t take a Walker . So we got to the bathroom tghr . He told me to leave . He told me “ I drive a car u know ? I wipe my own ass “.

• well buddy , tonight I am wiping your ass , and listen man , how many x in life u had the opportunity to have an Italian goddess wiping your ass ?? Comon now boy , let’s go
  He laughed .( and I was relieved ).
  The man was in pain . We did this trips to the bathroom 7 x in an hr . Crohns in crisis is horrible
  Last time I got to wipe his butt b4 they took him up to med / surg for more infusions , he was exhausted . I got him back to bed and sat there . I asked him about MG , family , work . Said it sucks , it sucks every day , meds are not working ,he walks “ funny “, he has two sons that they come and help around the house , wife is really good to him , “ but u know , I am dying slowly and I am not my self anymore “.
  What the fuck u answer to that .
  I told him is his lucky night . He gets to see the one and only international famous performance of the chicken walk / dance . I told him “ u walk like a chicken u know ? And I dance like one , so just for u , r u ready for this my man ? It’s 50 cent a ticket , but free for u bcz I like u , and I like nobody , so hey
  ( Now , u have to understand , at ED , they know me well , and , I am the luckiest old woman ever , my work kids , docs and residents and nurses , they put up w my shit graciously and forever . So when I got my head out and yell “ hey . Chicken dance in effect , chop chop “, my beautiful kids came along . These are young residents , they are doctors now , where did the time went , and young to me nurses , those are my kids , those r my people . I got the music on my phone and 4 of us , gave my man the laugh of his life . Success . I worry about him . And we said goodbye when they took him upstairs .

#3 A. Nursing assistant . Omg I know ms A for 100 yrs . 50 plus , one fabulous new wig every week , that woman can do an ekg , slap a drug dealer in the waiting room , change a wound vacuum , AND answer the phone all in five minutes tops
I haven’t seen her ass for few days , and I was wondering where the hell is she , I mean , hello , how u leave moma Maria to work alone ma’am . Hopity hopity hop ,ms A worked my shift the other night , and told me “ can u keep a secret ma’am “. No ! Of course not . R u crazy ? No . What the f u did now ??
-“ well, I went to the casino and put 20 dollars , first x ever , it was a butterfly game , and I won 30k “.
Holy shit baby girl , u know u buying pizza tonight righg ??
“ I only have 5k left . I gave it to my ex daughter in law for my grandson ‘s first yr in college tuition bcz u know John is a dick !( her son ). Mouth drop . Yeah . That’s ms A . If that’s not love , then what love is ♥️
I love u guys , I hope everyone relaxing and resting , even better , having fun . Stay healthy , stay alive . I am sleeping since yestrday that got off , and planning to do not a thing