In Honor of Nurses

Someone asked, “You’re a nurse? That’s cool. I wanted to do that when I was a kid. How much do you make?”

The nurse replied, “How much do I make? 

I can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you’re scared.

I can make your child breathe when they stop.

I can help your father survive a heart attack.

I can make myself get up at 5 a.m. to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live.

I work all day to save the lives of strangers. 

I make my family wait for dinner until I know your family member is taken care of.

I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for your wife today is charted.

I make myself work weekends and holidays because people don’t get sick Monday through Friday.

Today I might save your life.

How much do I make? 

All I know is, I make a difference.”

~Author unknown