Friday, October 17, 2008

Meet my book!

I am so humbled and honored that my story was chosen to be a part of this beautiful collection of stories, all written by nurses, about the beauty of hope.

One of my dreams (ever since I can remember) has been to write a book, so this is just one step on the path. I have had 3-4 dozen pieces of my scrapbooking art published in various books and magazines before, but that is nothing compared to this. I can't even put into words how it feels to know that my voice - as a young person, as a scarred but old soul, as a witness to this crazy miracle, and yes, as a NURSE - is being heard. Just a little nursing student with the soul of a fighter and a heart larger than life... I wrote a story about what I saw, what I experienced... what impacted my life and made an impression I will never forget. I simply observed the most miraculous hope and love as an innocent bystander. I stood still and watched such unbelievable virtue just exude from a very special patient and her husband. Life happened, the good part of life happened, and now the entire world can see, too, what I saw. All through my little voice that was chosen to be heard.

Walking into Barnes and Noble and seeing this book on the shelf and opening it to see my exact words, written from the deepest part of my soul.... I wish I could describe it but as I said, I still cannot find the right words.

But enough of that... ;-) Whether you're a nurse or not, I really recommend this book. (And no, not just because I wrote a few pages of it!) These stories will touch your soul immensely. And you who are nurses? It's stories like these that linger in our hearts and somehow enable us to love our jobs despite the long hours, staffing shortages, and abounding demands.

This book truly is about hope, and in this world today? We could all definitely use just a little bit more of that.