that i worked with during my time spent there. i learnt so much and
am proud to say im confident in my nursing skills. :) i also owe this
to my gorgeous clinical tutor Sam. she is amazing.
the next time ill see the inside of the lyell mac as a student will be
in my third and final year. (fingers crossed i make it)
im really blessed to finally find something i like and enjoy.
i never thought i would. it took me a couple of years but im so happy
with my life journey so far.
in saying this i thought id share a post that i put up in my facebook
notes a couple of week ago and feel very strongly about.
.no smoking please. (monday 16th may 2011)
'since starting uni and doing placement in the hospital i have see alot of things
and spoken to some extraordinary people.
its safe to say that working with people that are sick, that are dying and that have
had their lives changed because of their condition opens your eyes a little to how
you live and how much you appreciate what you have.
i am currently doing a rotation on the rehab and stroke ward at the hospital
and spent some time speaking with one of my patients tonight.
after his stroke he was left with a left side deficit (cant move the left side of his body)
and the reason behind his condition is because of smoking.
it really saddens me how blasé people are about their smoking habits.
im not speaking as if i havent tried it because i have but i didnt like it and i
dont understand why people do?
its not an attractive thing to do (except maybe in the era of audrey hepburn
in movies such as 'breakfast at tiffany's), it smells and its killing you.
it really upset me speaking to this patient because he realised that it was because
of his smoking that now he cannot move the left side of his body and therefore his
life has completely changed.
he can no longer do certain things that he once could independantly.
having a shower and getting dressed is a task he needs help with.
some thing so simple in our eyes is now some thing so hard for him to do by himself.
its different growing old and needing help with these things.
he is too young to be put into a nursing home but needs the constant help.
i wish i could some how make the ones i know and love that smoke understand
how important it is for you to cut down and eventually stop.
it sounds mean but i think its a really selfish habit to have.
to one day get married and have children and maybe, as a worse case scenario,
die from this addiction is a horrible thought.
just because youre ok with getting sick from it doesnt mean there arent people around
you that dont like that thought.
i realise now how i could not be with someone that smokes.
i dont think i could be with someone and have the thought that one day something
might happen to them as a result of smoking.
i understand that there are other things in the world that can kill us also but wouldnt
you rather have some control over your life and cancel out one way of getting sick??
its a just a topic that i think about and worry about alot.
i dont want to see any of the people in my life have something like that happen to them
because they smoke.
a little food for thought i guess?'
i have other notes that i will eventually upload onto this blog.
i like writing and although i dont think im overly good at it,
writing helps me explore and understand my emotions.
i hope someone gets something out of what i write :)
love always, Skye. x
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