Healthcare valued community services.
Value the professional healthcare services you have.
Healthcare is one of the most valuable assets in every community’s value chain, and it is even more critical in times of drought. All too often, people take what they already have for granted, or worse, they discount the value of people and services already provided. The following story may help to get the message across.
Someone asked about nurses: “You’re a nurse? That’s cool; I wanted to do that as a kid. How much do you make?”
“The nurse replied How much do you make? I can make holding your hand the most critical thing when you’re scared. I can make your child breathe again when they stop. I can help your father survive a heart attack. I can make myself wake up at 5 am to make sure my mother has the medication she needs to live”.
I work all day to save the lives of strangers. I make my family wait for dinner to ensure your family member is cared for correctly. I make myself skip lunch, so I make sure everything I did for your wife has been chartered accurately. I work weekends and holidays because people don’t just get sick Monday through Friday. Today, I might save your life! How much do I make? All I know is I make a difference”. Author unknown
Encourage the healthcare professionals in your community.
Becoming a nurse is one of the most selfless acts a person can undertake. Nurses are a universal gift to every community in a society of many different races, cultures, customs, and beliefs.
Staying at home with the help of our carers could be the key to keeping an independent lifestyle and retaining our older community members. While every person has different needs, in-home services empower people to live on their terms.
The dedicated work healthcare professionals do, and the kindness they deliver daily, should serve as a reminder of the humanity inside us all. I am so proud of my wife, a nurse who saved my life several times.
Quotable Quotes
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring; all of which can turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia
“Organising healthcare information is a daunting task, but it is not impossible. We’ve had people walk on the moon. This is a lot more doable”. Bill Maris