Another post about medical stuff...I apologize

At Sister Freda’s Cottage Hospital there is a nurse named Alice. She seems to be in her mid-40’s and has 6 children ranging from the ages of 20 to 9. Every shift this woman offers kind words and encouraging smiles to her patients and her co-workers. Alice treats each patient as though they are her one and only patient and with every action and word, you can tell she really does care about every one of her patients.

Even though she is responsible for many tasks at the hospital she never ceases to offer me advice or a word of encouragement. Being in Alice’s presence is always a joy and I feel so honored to spend time learning from her this summer.

In the medical field, I hear it’s easy to treat symptoms and forget to treat the patient as a person. Nurse Alice is the perfect example of excellent patient care and showing love to others, just as Matthew 7:12 says “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you…”(NIV).