Comments on: Family first http://scrubsmag.com/family-first/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alan Thomas, RN http://scrubsmag.com/family-first/#comment-1363 Alan Thomas, RN Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:24:25 +0000 http://scrubsmag.com/?p=8478#comment-1363 I too was touched by the letter Rob wrote. I have been in Critical Care for 24 years, my Wife has been my ROCK, She isn't in the healthcare field, doesn't understand most of what I speak about, but she is a great listener! I have had some heart breaking shifts, and there she is ready to listen. If I am reading these letters (blogs) correctly, we have something very precious in common. Our Families. I'm not sure I could do this job without my Wife's, support, and comfort. I am a traveling RN, Hurt my back last of May, been off work since. Not sure what will happen, not able to work. Now my Wife is working in a grocery Deli on her feet for 8 - 10 hrs. Comes home beat. Cali.workes Comp doesn't meet our meager needs, we have had to apply and receive "Food Stamps". Had to ask for assistance to pay our mortgage. What humbling lessons we have learned. And of course my "Male ego” has been bruised a bit. We have never been in a position like this before. For my self this has been a very difficult position, my Wife is now the bread winner, I am a stay home guy. I now have a completely different out look for people, families who need short term assistance. I have learned to be humble hold my head up high and limp on. I have become the chef of our house; I try to have dinner prepared for my Wife when she gets home, Yes it has been a humbling, embarrassing time, but we have learned a number of lessons. I now have new a compassion for people who need assistance and I would hope to find a way to assist people, families who are in the situation we are in. I will be able to go back to traveling just not sure when, I can only hope to find a way to help. I too was touched by the letter Rob wrote. I have been in Critical Care for 24 years, my Wife has been my ROCK, She isn’t in the healthcare field, doesn’t understand most of what I speak about, but she is a great listener! I have had some heart breaking shifts, and there she is ready to listen. If I am reading these letters (blogs) correctly, we have something very precious in common. Our Families. I’m not sure I could do this job without my Wife’s, support, and comfort.
I am a traveling RN, Hurt my back last of May, been off work since. Not sure what will happen, not able to work. Now my Wife is working in a grocery Deli on her feet for 8 – 10 hrs. Comes home beat. Cali.workes Comp doesn’t meet our meager needs, we have had to apply and receive “Food Stamps”. Had to ask for assistance to pay our mortgage. What humbling lessons we have learned. And of course my “Male ego” has been bruised a bit. We have never been in a position like this before. For my self this has been a very difficult position, my Wife is now the bread winner, I am a stay home guy. I now have a completely different out look for people, families who need short term assistance. I have learned to be humble hold my head up high and limp on. I have become the chef of our house; I try to have dinner prepared for my Wife when she gets home,
Yes it has been a humbling, embarrassing time, but we have learned a number of lessons. I now have new a compassion for people who need assistance and I would hope to find a way to assist people, families who are in the situation we are in. I will be able to go back to traveling just not sure when, I can only hope to find a way to help.

]]> By: megan http://scrubsmag.com/family-first/#comment-1361 megan Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:14:53 +0000 http://scrubsmag.com/?p=8478#comment-1361 Wow!! Great post!! It takes a good man to write a touching post like that!! Kudos to your wife as well! Wow!! Great post!! It takes a good man to write a touching post like that!! Kudos to your wife as well!

]]> By: Dr. Dean's TheMillionaireNurse.com Blog http://scrubsmag.com/family-first/#comment-1349 Dr. Dean's TheMillionaireNurse.com Blog Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:56:01 +0000 http://scrubsmag.com/?p=8478#comment-1349 [...] This heartfelt story by a nurse who is thankful for a wife who supports him, when job stress is too much. [...] [...] This heartfelt story by a nurse who is thankful for a wife who supports him, when job stress is too much. [...]

]]> By: Dr Dean http://scrubsmag.com/family-first/#comment-1347 Dr Dean Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:24:34 +0000 http://scrubsmag.com/?p=8478#comment-1347 Cameron, great advice. My wife and I both work in health care-she as a Public Health Nurse-TB/STD specialist-and I, a gynecologist. We have learned, over the last 29 years, to support and give each other space-during those days of stress that we all have, in this difficult health care environment. Thanks for sharing. Cameron, great advice. My wife and I both work in health care-she as a Public Health Nurse-TB/STD specialist-and I, a gynecologist.

We have learned, over the last 29 years, to support and give each other space-during those days of stress that we all have, in this difficult health care environment.

Thanks for sharing.

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