I've had more foot-in-mouth moments over my decade+ of nursing than I can count. Somehow for all my momentary embarrassment I've never been truly shamed by them because damn if they don't make hilarious stories.
So I was at the charge desk last night when I hear an old pepaw going "nurse? Nurse!? Hello?" I looked over to find two of the new grads just sitting there ignoring him, so I got up and walked in there myself. I called them out on it but that's not what this particular story is about so let's move on.
"I heard you calling, sir, is there something I can do for you?" I asked. The room was dark, so after he wanted to be repositioned I asked if I could turn the lights on. He responded with "well, you can leave them on for all it matters...I'm blind!"
Oh man. Oh, buddy. At least he laughed about it.
There really is something special about blind folks and their sense of humor and approach to life. I read legal theory books to a young bind person in law school and I've never met a more appreciative soul. It was also a great learning experience for me-I could never ever be a lawyer!
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