The wonderful work of nurses (and other staff) at G.O.S.H

[Toby]

Hi guys,

I don't normally do this, but read a great article on what it takes a to be nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital on The Independent website. Check it out here

"By lunchtime Melissa Strickland has seen every child on Koala Ward, found beds for new patients and reassured a string of worried patients.

She is a ward sister at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and since 7.30am, when she started her shift, she has been responsible for children being treated for epilepsy, complex craniofacial syndromes, neuromuscular disorders and spinal cord abnormalities.

“The resilience of children is spectacular. I never ever, ever get bored here. There is always a challenge and it sounds really mushy but it’s very healing working here,” she says.

“You see another side of life. When you go home you see people rushing to get on the Tube being grumpy about their bit of space, but there’s another side to life.”"

I thought some of you would appreciate reading this, especially @Cleoriff and @Anonymous.

I have the upmost respect for the people that work there and their contribution to helping poorly children is something that blows my mind every time I hear about it. I'm not sure if I could do the job. They are some of the strongest people I read about and it must be a terribly hard job, but a rewarding one.

[Toby]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Toby wrote:

Hi guys,

Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting that other medical staff are not to be commended as much as GOSH staff members, I just thought it was a nice article to share

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Is a very good article and I commend them wholeheartedly but I'm only alive today due to the skill and dedication of the NHS staff. If it was up to me I would ensure they got the same recognition they richly deserve.  

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I'm very glad to hear it @jonsie 

You raise a good point @ComaChameleon, often life makes a person step up to the plate. Lovely to see you back on the forum threads!

[ComaChameleon]

@Toby Especially because I know it's true

I was never away, just a bit calmer

[Cleoriff]

Love that expression @ComaChameleon

" I was never away, just a bit calmer" Brilliant...

[ComaChameleon]

@Cleoriff

Now I'm confussed 😮

[Cleoriff]

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@ComaChameleon wrote:

@Cleoriff

Now I'm confussed 😮

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You said this in your last post....??

"I was never away, just a bit calmer"

[ComaChameleon]

I guess it's not common to say it like that, right? I just translated it literally :'D

[MI5]

Ruhigere ?
In English it would be "quiet"

[Cleoriff]

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@ComaChameleon wrote:

I guess it's not common to say it like that, right? I just translated it literally :'D

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I like it. Sounds like me you see....

[ComaChameleon]

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@MI5 wrote:
Ruhigere ?
In English it would be "quiet"

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"ruhiger" it's both, quiet and calm...

http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_en.html#/search=ruhiger

I think calm is more right, because the sea is calm sometimes too, but still there - with smaller waves.

@Cleoriff

Yay

We should found a club :'D

[MI5]

Yes, I can understand what you mean but I guess it gets lost in translation.
In English we wouldn't use that expression.