singing to jesus

One of the things about geriatric care that has made an impact on me is how unable they are to fight off something simple because the whole thing is out of whack.  Their minds wander from alert and oriented to talking to dead people.  A simple thing like a UTI is a catastrophe waiting to happen.  Their bodies are fragile, their nutrition poor and many of them have just lost touch with reality.  Being ignored is the worst part of it for many of them.  

Working in healthcare as a part of a team for a lot of years I noticed that people do it not for the money ( well some of them do ) but because they genuinely want to help people and sometimes they suffer physically for it.  When push comes to shove, there's always somebody who has your back and the patient's best interest at heart.  

We see sad things. Things that most people will never witness.  But we also see miracles like the baby being toted out to the minivan today by Beth.  I wish that little family well.

Long may she wave~