Don: I don’t know that I have what it takes to be a nurse. They have to understand the body, drugs and how one effects the other. That is just not something I really would want to do. I have to say though, I do like being over on the sidelines watching procedures get done!

Karen has already talked about the bone marrow harvest and how painful that was. Well, I got to stay in the room to watch even though they had told me I would need to leave once they were ready to get started. They said that they were worried that I might pass out. It is a pretty aggresive procedure. I have come to realize that while I don’t like seeing a big needle coming my way, it doesn’t bother me to watch it used on another target!

I also like the part where I get to be the soothing voice trying to help someone else face the scarey thing in front of them. So if being a nurse could mean only the one part of comforting a patient, I would be all for it. There is so much more though. Hat’s off to those that have chosen that for a profession.