Be Nice to Your Nurses

Since my surgery I have talked to a couple of doctors and roughly 1000 nurses every day. Those nurses are the secret army behind every successful recovery and there are literally millions of them around at all times doing every job known to man. I think I even saw one constructing a log cabin today. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I've been the most pleasant patient for them so far. Despite my attitude my nurses have been nothing short of fantastic and I owe them all an infinite debt of gratitude. I have had some complications with my left hand since Thursday; basically it doesn't work at all and nobody can tell me why. While I've been trying to deal with that and not freak out imagining my hand paralyzed for life, all of my nurses have been helpful, supportive and cheerful.

The doctors performed my surgery and corrected my bad valve and they deserve all the credit for physically fixing me, but I'm recovering as quickly as I am because of my nurses.They are the ones who are around all day and all night at a moment's notice and they are responsible for the amazing care I have received. I'm not sure I can ever thank them enough, but I can certainly stop having baddittude while they are around. So, I would like to formally apologize to anyone I have given lip to or been unpleasant towards and say thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. I promise not to be a turd anymore.