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“For every door that’s been opened to me, I’ve tried to open my door to others. And here is what I have to say, finally: Let’s invite one another in. Maybe then we can begin to fear less, to make fewer wrong assumptions, to let go of the biases and stereotypes that unnecessarily divide us. Maybe we can better embrace the ways we are the same. It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about where you get yourself in the end. There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“That is what nursing has taught me above all: compassion is the greatest wisdom.”
― A Nurse's Story: Life, Death and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit
― A Nurse's Story: Life, Death and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit
“Sometimes you have to fulfill a promise in order to deserve the love you're given. Don't you think it's a calling to live in danger just to capture the face of those who are suffering? To show their invisible lives to the world?”
― The Lotus Eaters
― The Lotus Eaters
“Medicine is becoming a business, and if people choose medicine as a way to make money, they should go to the States because there, health care is a commodity for sale and you can shop around for the best product. Patients are the customers and if you're rich you get better health care than if you're poor. In Canada, health care is a basic human right, a service that every human being deserves. Tell me, have any of you ever seen someone get preferential treatment? A Canadian over a non-resident? A white person over one of color? A VIP over an ordinary citizen?”
― A Nurse's Story: Life, Death and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit
― A Nurse's Story: Life, Death and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit
“One day Cecily would grow up and fall in love and have her heart broken and do stupid things. She'd regret and wonderful things she'd remember for the rest of her life; there'd be a time when Nora might not know where Cecily was for days or even weeks at a time or what she was doing or with whom. She'd get a job (or not); she'd love it (or not); she might get married and have kids of her own or be a single mother or not be a mother at all. She might be a lesbian or an archaeologist (obviously Nora knew you could be both of those at once) and she might hurt people and ache with regret or be hurt herself and ache with sadness. She might not always be safe but for now she was, she was right here with Nora and she was sleeping and nothing could get to her at this moment." ♥️♥️”
― The Admissions
― The Admissions
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