With 17 minutes to go until the end of Thanksgiving day, I've decided to write a list of things that I'm thankful for. I've been thinking of several things, beyond the big and more obvious things like my family (for which I'm eternally grateful). For the past 3 years I've worked as a CNA, and have seen a lot of sad things, and have come to appreciate lots of things that I can do that my patients sometimes can't. So here it is, the list of things that I'm so grateful for, that without my job I would completely take for granted.
I'm grateful for:
1. a clear mind
2. my memory (and memories)
3. being able to walk
4. my body being whole and well
5. being continent of bladder
6. being continent of bowel
7. being able to talk and to be able to make myself understood
8. being able to scratch an itch or to move myself to get out of pain
9. medicine that makes people well
10. dedicated doctors and nurses
11. dedicated families of patients
12. being able to eat on my own
13. being able to eat solid foods
14. my body that heals itself
15. being able to breathe on my own
I'm so grateful for my job. It's taught me so much, but most of all, it's taught me to not feel helpless to comfort the sick.
