There we were, sitting in the emergency room of Eden Medical Center. My husband hunched over in agonizing pain that was so bad, he could not even open his eyes. Bright lights everywhere, doctors, nurses, lab technicians hurrying by to tend to other patients. ER room number six, medical equipment, charts, carts, containers, white walls, cold air, pagers ringing, and overhead voice calling doctors…
Suddenly, from this chaos and pain, and angel appears. She takes my husband’s hand, closes her eyes, and begins saying a prayer. Her face serene and compassionate, her hand clasping my husband’s hand, eyes closed in a prayer, and then something miraculous happens. His pain becomes bearable, his facial expression changes, and he feels more peaceful, as his spirit starts filling with hope. That’s when my gaze falls on her badge: “Nancy, LVN, Eden Medical Center.”
With her motherly touch, this LVN nurse changed the energy in that ER room number six for both my husband and myself. All it took was a bit of empathy and nurture.
This was two years ago.
On this Mother’s Day I remembered her, Nancy, the LVN, who, like a mother came to hold the hand of a sick child in pain. There are so many of them, angels in scrubs, full of compassion and care. This Mother’s Day, let us acknowledge them. Because, no matter whether they are young or old, whether they have children of their own or not, each of those LVN nurses is a mother within.
Like a mother, an LVN nurse will spoon-feed you, when you have no strength to hold a spoon. Like a mother, an LVN nurse, will hold your hair back, when you throw up, and clean up the mess. Like a mother, an LVN nurse will hold your hand before an operation, and be by your bedside, when you wake up. She will be the arm to lean on, when taking first steps after being bedridden for weeks, and the shoulder to cry on, when depressed by illness and pain.
So, to all the LVN nurses: Happy Mother’s Day!
